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Wednesday May 14
• G.O.V.~LIVINGSTON
CALEDONIA, NY
Thursday May 15
• G.O.V.~GENESEE/WYOMING
BATAVIA, NY
Friday May 16
• G.O.V.~NIAGARA/ORLEANS
Saturday May 17
• G.O.V.~ERIE
Members List:
Links Section
Grand Matron:
Jodelle C. Fletcher
Grand Patron:
Clifford L. Gross
A/Grand Matron:
Sharon V. Haase
A/Grand Patron:
Blake A. Buckner
G/Conductress:
Karen Marshall King
A/G/Cond.:
Janet R. Siano
Web Master:
RON CHARRON
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Welcome to our OES newsletter This web page is provided for the dissemination of news of interest to members
of the Order of the Eastern Star of the Grand Chapter of New York and our
Affiliated Youth Groups.
If you have information that you feel is pertinent to the general membership,
of these organizations, forward it in the contact box at the bottom of this page
and please add your address to our membership list.
DINNERS - YOUTH ACTIVITIES - GROUP REUNIONS and OES HOME
information is located in a section below our "OES NEWS" This site is public.
Ron
Our Grand Matron and Grand Patron
Jodelle C. Fletcher and Clifford L. Gross
If this type appears too small, Click on the page, hold down the "ctrl" button and spin
the mouse wheel forward or backwards to change the print size.
Do you want to print just a portion of the page? It's simple!
Just highlight the part you want, then click on "print" and then click on "Selection"
and "print" again.
WHITE COATS ARE OPTIONAL FOR GENTLEMEN EFF: MAY 1st.
NOTE: LAST UPDATE ~~~ SATURDAY ~ 05-10-08 ~ 11:30PM
ALL GRAND OFFICIAL VISITS HAVE NOW BEEN ENTERED ON THIS WEB PAGE ~~ SPOT AN ERROR ? ~~ WANT SOMETHING ADDED?
PLACE IT IN THE BOX AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THIS PAGE AND SEND IT TO ME
NOTICE: CLICK ON THE CALENDAR AT THE LEFT AND VIEW ALL OF THE DATES AND LOCATIONS FOR THE 2008 YEAR
SAVE THE DATE and SEND A CHECK:
09-13-2008
The fifth annual motorcycle "Ride for Stars" will take place on September 13, 2008,
beginning in Ticonderoga and ending in Long Lake. The Ride is sponsored by
Fort Ticonderoga Chapter # 263 and Abenaque Chapter # 745. Proceeds from the
"Ride" benefit our Eastern Star Nursing Home.
Laurie Runkle, who was injured in last year's ride is planning to ride again.
This year she will ride in a convertible. Way to go Laurie! Another of our riders,
Lowell Chapman, husband of RW Carol Brownell, 2008 Assoc Grand Marshal,
has Merkel Cell Cancer. Lowell and Carol are hoping to be able to ride again this fall.
If you are interested in sponsoring a rider, or making a donation, checks should be
made out to the "Eastern Star Home" and sent to Ruth Howe. For a registration form or more
information, please contact:
Ruth Howe
2 Emerson Road
Long Lake, NY 12847
518-624-2162 ~ or ~ ruthhowe@frontiernet.net
Your contribution is 100% tax deductable.
SAVE THE DATE!!!!!!
Friday, June 13, 2008
4-8 p.m.
Eastern Star Home
Join us in celebrating 100 Years of Loving Care!
All Eastern Star members, residents, and staff are invited to our Home for an afternoon of fun and celebration!
Further details to follow….
GRAND OFFICIAL VISITS ~ 2008 [#22 - # 36]
Note:
Our Grand Marshal, Jim Swan is willing to make reservations for any member that wishes to attend one or more of the Grand Official Visits. However, you MUST provide him with a credit card number, issuer name, and expiration date.
If you do not want to provide him with this information, you can arrange your own reservation(s) with the hotel/motel. Be sure to ask for the Eastern Star Rate when reserving your room.
Should you need to cancel a room reservation, notify both the Hotel/Motel, and Jim Swan.
James D. Swan, Jr. Grand Marshal 5910 Tuller Road ~ Cicero ~ NY ~ 13039-8663
Hm: 315-458-1539 – Cell: 315-569-5910
Email: jdabjr@twcny.rr.com
All members must make their own dinner reservations with the District Reservation Committee.
Note from Ron:
As I receive information regarding dinner reservation committees,
I will update the DATA, on my WEB PAGE. (See the web page address at bottom of each newsletter)
Ron
#22
05-14-08 ~~ WEDNESDAY ~~ 5 PM
LIVINGSTON DISTRICT
DAYS INN ~ 200 Oak Street ~ Batavia, NY, 14020 ~ PH: 585-343-6000
Cut Off: 04-30-08 ~~ Rate: $ 59 +
Dinner @ J.W. JONES HALL ~~ Rte. 36 ~ ½ mile South of Rte. 5 in Caledonia, NY.
Cash Bar: 5 PM ~ Dinner: 6 PM ~ Meeting: 8 PM
PRICE: $20.00 ~~ Turkey Dinner
Checks . by May 1st. 2008 payable to and sent to:
Mr. Arnold E. Palmer
P.O. Box 127
Livonia NY 14487
DDGM: Joanne Palmer ~ joarn@frontiernet.net
#23
05-15-08 ~~ THURSDAY ~~ 5 PM
GENESEE ~ WYOMING DISTRICT
DAYS INN
200 Oak Street ~ Batavia, NY, 14020 ~ PH: 585-343-6000
Cut Off: 04-30-08 ~~ Rate: $ 59 +
Cash Bar: 5 PM ~ Dinner: 6:30 PM ~
Subscription: $20.00 ~ Choice of Stuffed Chicken of Stuffed Pork Roast
Payable to Genesee-Wyoming District O.E.S. by May 1st. 2008
Send to Ms. L. Janet Lee ~ 8517 Stringham Drive ~ Batavia NY 14020
Ph: 585-343-6285
Meeting: 8 PM
DDGM: Janet M. Kingdon ~ jkingdon@frontiernet.net
#24
05-16-08 ~~ FRIDAY ~~ 5 PM
NIAGARA ~ ORLEANS DISTRICT
HOLIDAY INN
515 South Transit Road ~ Lockport, NY, 14094
PH: 716-434-6151
Cut Off: 04-16-08 ~ Rate: $ 95 +
Cash Bar: 5 PM ~ Dinner: 6 PM ~ Subscription $ 25.00
Payable to Niagara Orleans District and sent to:
Mrs. Karen Webster
511 Academy St.
Medina, NY. 14103
Meeting: 8 PM
DDGM: Susan Schafer ~ 716-791-3364
#25
05-17-08 ~ SATURDAY ~ 5 PM
ERIE DISTRICT
HOLIDAY INN ~ AMHERST
Amherst, NY, 14228 ~~ PH: 716-691-8181
Cut Off: 04-17-08 ~ Rate: $ 89 +
Cash Bar: 5 PM ~ Dinner: 6 PM ~
Menu Choices: ~ Chicken Marsala ~ Roast Top Sirloin as jus
Subscription $25.00
RSVP by May 5, 2008
Remittance and Dinner Choices to:
Mrs. Peggy Grupp
900 Ellicott Creek Road
Tonawanda, NY 14150
Meeting: 8 PM
DDGM: Sandra Boyce ~ KNIBOY@aol.com
#26
05-22-08 ~~ THURSDAY ~ 5 PM
FRANKLIN DISTRICT
SHAHEENS MOTEL
314 Park Street ~ Tupper Lake, NY 12986
PH: 518-359-3384
Cut Off: 05-01-08 ~ Rate: $ 58 Single - $6 per. per.over one.
Cash Bar: 5 PM ~ Dinner: 6 PM
Park Restaurant
320 Park Street ~ Tupper Lake, NY
Subscription 22.00 ~~ Roast Turkey or Baked Ham
Checks payable to: Eloise Sanford
RSVP by May 17th with choice of dinner to:
Valda Hathaway
191 St Rte 3
Tupper Lake, NY 12986
Meeting: 8 PM
DDGM: Chiprie Mecklenburg ~ dmecklenburg@roadrunner.com
#27
05-23-08 ~~ FRIDAY ~ 6 PM
1st & 2nd ST. LAWRENCE DISTRICTS
CLARKSON INN ~ 1 Main Street
Potsdam, NY, 13676 ~ PH: 800-790-6970
Mention O.E.S. when making Reservations.
Cut Off: 04-25-08 ~ Rate: $88 dbl. $ 20 p/p extra
Hospitality room: 12 - 3 PM
Dinner @ CHEEL ARENA ~ CLARKSON COLLEGE ~ Potsdam NY. Dinner: 6 PM ~
Subscription: $23.00 ~ Herb Glazed Chicken Breast with all the trimmings.
Payable to and sent to:
Mrs. Beatrice Fellnor
119 Barnes Road
Canton, NY, 13617
Ph: 315-386-2587
Meeting: 8 PM
DDGM's: 1st ~ Brenda Woodward ~ slcybkw@omh.state.ny.us
2nd ~ Malinda M. Pitts ~ 315-764-1021
#28
05-24-08 ~~ SATURDAY ~ NOON
JEFFERSON DISTRICT
DAYS INN
110 Commerce Park Dr. ~~ Watertown, NY, 13601
PH: 315-782-2700 ~ Exit 45 off I-81 ~ East on Rte.#3 Days Inn on Left
Cut Off: 05-10-08 ~ Rate: $ 80 +
Luncheon @ NORTHSIDE IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE
633 Mill St. ~ Watertown ~ NY.
Cash Bar: 12 PM ~ Dinner: 1 PM ~ Subscription $20.00
Payable to Jefferson District and sent to:
Mrs. Eleanor Field ~ 7532 Cascade Ave. ~ Lowville ~ NY ~ 13367
NO Later than May 10th.
Meeting: 2:30 PM
DDGM: Gail Whitney ~ whitney627@hotmail.com
#29
05-29-08 ~~ THURSDAY ~ 6 PM
WAYNE DISTRICT
QUALITY INN
125 N. Main St. Newark, NY, 14513
PH: 315-331-9500
Cut Off: 05-15-08 ~ Rate: $ 69 +
Dinner: 6 PM ~ Choice of: Chicken Marsala ~ Prime Rib ~ Shrimp Scampi @ $25.00
R.S.V.P. with dinner choice by May 21 with check made payable to Laura Warmby
358 Aldrich Road
Fairport ~ NY ~ 14450
Ph: 585-752-2637 or email Kaywharmby@frontiernet.net
Meeting: 8 PM
DDGM: Nancy Frey ~ rootseek@aol.com
#30
05-30-08 ~~ FRIDAY ~ 5:30 PM
ONTARIO ~ SENECA ~ YATES DISTRICT
ECONO LODGE
6108 Loomis Rd. Farmington, NY, 14425
PH: 585-924-2131
Cut Off: 04-30-08 ~ Rate: $ 67.39 +
Dinner @ DiPACIFIC’S RESTAURANT ~~ 1259 Rte 96 @ corner of Rte 332
Farmington, NY 14425
Cash Bar: 5:30 ~ Dinner: 6:30 PM ~ Subscription $25.00
Menu choice of: Sliced Roast Beef with Bordelaise Sauce or
Chicken French
RSVP with remittance payable to OSY District Funds and dinner choice by May 15th. to
Mrs. Charlotte Trickey ~ 18 Hamlin Drive ~ Canandaigua NY 14424
Meeting: 8 PM DDGM: CarolAnn M. Farnung ~ cfarnung@bigfoot.com
#31
05-31-08 ~~ SATURDAY ~ NOON
MONROE DISTRICT
HAMPTON INN ~
7637 State Rte. 96 @ Exit #45 NYS T’way Victor, NY.
PH: 585-924-4400
Cut Off: 05-12-08 ~ Rate: $ 139 +
Luncheon: @ RICK’S PRIME RIB RESTAURANT
898 Buffalo Road ~ Rochester, NY 14624
Cash Bar: 12 PM ~ Entertainment: 12:30 P.M ~ Lunch: 1:00 PM
Subscription: $17.00 ~ Menu: Chicken Ceasar Salad or Open Face Prime Rib Sandwich
Payable before May 14th.to Monroe District O.E.S. and
Sent to: Ms. Karen Liepold ~ 428 Electric Ave ~ Rochester NY 14613 ~
Meeting: 1:45 PM [If we eat fast]
DDGM: Diane Dobbertin ~ ddobbertin@rochester.rr.com
#32
06-04-08 ~~ WEDNESDAY ~ 6 PM
DELAWARE ~ SULLIVAN DISTRICT
DAYS INN
53 Sullivan Ave. ~ Liberty, NY, 12754
PH: 845-292-7600 ~ Off Rte 17 Exit 100
Cut Off: 05-13-08 ~ Rate: $ 82 + ~ Ask for O.E.S. Rate
Cash Bar: 5:30 PM ~ Dinner: 6 PM @ ~
KING's CATERING HOUSE ~ 870 Old Route 17
Livingston Manor ~ NY ~ 12758
Menu: Family style dinner: Chicken Oscar and Chinese Beef with Broccoli
Subscription: $30.00 with check payable to Sandra Taggart and sent to:
Lois Gibson ~ 21 Knoll Road ~ Livingston Manor ~ NY ~ 12758
Please reply by May 21st. 2008
Meeting: 8 PM
DDGM: Sandra Taggart ~ staggart002@hvc.rr.com
#33
06-05-08 ~~ THURSDAY ~ 5 PM
COLUMBIA ~ DUTCHESS ~ PUTNAM DISTRICT
POUGHKEEPSIE GRAND HOTEL
40 Civic Center Plaza ~ Poughkeepsie, NY. 12601
PH: 845-485-5300
Cut Off: May-22nd ~ Ask for OES Special Rate: $ 109 +
Cash Bar: 5 PM ~ Dinner: Terrace Tea Room @ 6 PM ~
Dinner Choice of: Delmonico Steak or Chicken Marsala at $29.00
Checks made payable to CDP District with dinner choice(s)Before May 20th. to:
Martha Flanigan ~ PO Box 355 ~ Dover Plains, NY, 12522 ~ Ph: 845-877-3135
Meeting 8 PM
DDGM: Nancy L. Fagan ~ kennycs1nana@aol.com
#34
06-06-08 ~~ FRIDAY ~ 5:30 PM
OTSEGO ~ SCHOHARIE DISTRICT
BEST WESTERN INN of COBLESKILL ~
121 Burgin Street ~ Cobleskill, NY, 12043
PH: 518-234-4321
Cut Off: 05-06-08 ~ Rate: $ 79.99 +
Hospitality: 3- 5 PM
Cash Bar: 5:00 - 6:00 PM ~ Dinner: 6:30 PM ~
The entrees will be Chicken Dijon or Sliced Roast Beef.
The price is $25.00 p/p and the check should be made payable to "Otsego-Schoharie District OES".
Reply by May 25 and send to: Mrs Sandra L Bennett ~ 205 Crawford Rd. ~ Otego ~ NY ~ 13825-3225
Ph: 607-432-9325 or bob61050@dmcom.net
Meeting: 8 PM
DDGM: Judith Stevenson ~ 607-397-8148
#35
06-07-08 ~~ SATURDAY ~ 5 PM ~
GRAND PATRON’S HOMECOMING
GREEN ~ ULSTER DISTRICT
QUALITY INN CONFERENCE CENTER
704 Rte. 23B ~ Catskill, NY, 12414 PH: 518-943-5800
Cut Off: 05-01-08 ~ Rate: $ 109 + ~ Ask for O.E.S. Rate
Cash Bar: 5 PM ~ Dinner: 6 PM ~ Meeting: 8 PM
@ ANTHONY’S Banquet Hall ~ Rte. 23B Leeds, NY, 12451
Subscription: $35.00
Payable to Karen Thiessen, DDGM and sent to:
Mrs. Carolyn Olsen ~ 367 Spring Valley Rd., ~ Hannacroix ~ NY ~ 12087
With dinner choice of: Chicken Francaise or Salmon Piccatta
by: MAY 23, 2008
DDGM: Karen M. Thiessen ~ kthiessen@wajcs.org
#36
06-14-08 ~ Saturday ~ 5 PM
GRAND MATRON’S HOMECOMING
ONONDAGA DISTRICT
HOLIDAY INN ~ SYRACUSE
441 Electronics Parkway ~ Liverpool, NY, 13088
Ph: 315-457-1122
Rate: $ 105 + See Room information below
Cash Bar: 5 PM ~ Dinner: 6:00 PM ~ Subscription $29.00
Menu: Chicken in wine sauce.
Checks made payable to Onondaga District, OES and mailed to:
Helen Thompson ~ 107 Helfer Lane ~ Minoa, NY. 13116 ~ Ph: 315-656-3330
Meeting: 8 PM
DDGM: Sherrie L. Harvey ~ sherrie.harvey@verizon.net
NOTE:
AS RESULT OF REQUESTS TO STAY 2 NIGHTS AT THE HOLIDAY INN IN SYRACUSE ~
to go to Oriskany on Friday June 13, 2008 for the 100th Birthday Party and stay over night
for the Grand Matron's Homecoming on Saturday, June 14th. Room reservations for the:
HOLIDAY INN
441 ELECTRONICS PARKWAY
LIVERPOOL, NY
Ph: 315-457-1122
ROOM RATE $105.00 + TAXES; SINGLE OR DOUBLE OCCUPANCY
for Friday June 13, 2008 are available
Please contact the hotel or James D. Swan, Jr. Grand Marshal, 5910 Tuller Rd., Cicero, NY 13039 (315) 458-1539 or
jdabjr@TWCNY.RR.COM and provide the same information requested to make hotel room reservations this year.
The reservation form to be used is attached.
Deadline date is May 15, 2008
07-26-08 ~ SATURDAY ~ 6:45 PM.
O.E.S. 2008 PILGIMAGE EVENING GALA
HAZY DAZE BAR-B-Q
FEATURING AN OLD FASHIONED GENUINE COUNTRY BAR-B-Q’D CHICKEN WITH LOTS OF FIXIN’S
LIVE COUNTRY MUSIC BY
“THE JULIE CRAWFORD BAND”
CONTINOUS CASH BAR AND LIVE MUSIC ~ 6 PM UNTIL 9:30 PM
THE SIT-DOWN DINNER IS SERVED @ 6:45 PM
INTRODUCTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS @ 8:00 PM
WHERE IS IT HAPPENING: ZIYARA SHRINE CENTER ~ 8209 HALSEY ROAD ~ WHITESBORO ~ NY ~ 13492
COST: ADULTS $20.00 ~~ CHILDREN BORN AFTER JULY 1, 1999- $10.00
MENU:
1/2 OLD FASHIONED BAR-B-Q’D CHICKEN ~ SALT POTATOES ~ BAKED BEANS
FRESH SWEET CORN ON THE COB ~ WATERMELON SLICE W/ A SUGAR COOKIE
COFFEE ~ ICE WATER ~ HOT & ICED TEA
ROOM FOR 400 PERSONS ~ RESERVE EARLY
RESERVATIONS CLOSE ON JULY 16, 2008
BY RESERVATION ONLY ~ NO WALK-INS
RESERVATION FORM
HAZY DAZE B AR-B-Q
JULY 26, 2008
Enclosed is my check for $ __________ Please reserve _____ Adults @ $20.00
______ Children @ $ 10.00
Name: ________________________________ Ph: ______ - ______ - __________
Print Additional Names on Back
Send to:
James D. Swan, Jr.
5910 Tuller Road Cicero ~ NY ~ 13039-8663
RESERVATIONS CLOSE JULY 16, 2008
Tickets will be picked up at the table near the Garage:
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Pilgrimage Day.
08-02-2008
A SOCIAL VISIT to Van Rensselaer Star Chapter #256 by our Grand Matron and Grand Patron will be held on August 2, 2008.
The festivities will include a dinner cruise as we travel up and down the Hudson River on the “Dutch Apple”.
While there, one can also visit the USS Slater, a WW II Destroyer Escort ship. Many of our Navy Veterans might
recall this ship and want to reminisce.
~ O.E.S. CAMPUS NEWS ~
Dear Members of the Order of the Eastern Star,
December is always a special time of the year, but this year it was very special at your Campus in Oriskany. During the week before Christmas, I received a letter in the mail; one which I will likely never forget, not necessarily because of the magnitude of the gift, but because of the meaning that went into it.
The letter reads as follows:
Dear Jeff,
The work you are doing at our OES Home is simply terrific, and is surely appreciated by all of the members. The presentation you gave at Grand Chapter was outstanding and it made a deep and lasting impression on me especially since I hope to become a resident of the home at some point in my life.
I know it will take a great deal of money to accomplish your goals of providing private rooms for all the residents, and I am sure the various Districts will give you full support.
I also want to help out and I am enclosing a check for $5,000 toward this outstanding goal. You can consider this a down payment, for I will be going to the Home when I feel I can no longer keep up my home… “Keep a light on for me.”
The donor wishes to remain anonymous; but for those of you who know this individual, an act of kindness like this would be of no surprise. You see, it’s not the amount of the gift that impressed me. It’s the point that we have not formally initiated a campaign which will be forthcoming to allow for all Chapters and Districts and even individuals to participate in the opportunity to invest in the improvement of another person’s quality of life. This member saw a need and acted upon that need; that is why she is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and profoundly understands the principle of “Charity”.
What a glorious example for all of us to follow, and as we approached the darkest day of the year, we not only saw the “Light of Him, whose Star we have Seen in the East” but the “light” of one of our own members who will illuminate our future and that of all whom we care for. And yes, to the person who sent the letter and all who are reading this, “We Will Keep the Light on for You”.
May God Bless You and the Order of the Eastern Star.
Fraternally,
Jeffrey S. French
Administrator and “Keeper of the Light”
ARE YOU STILL SEARCHING FOR JUST THE RIGHT GIFT
FOR A FELLOW O.E.S. MEMBER? CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING.
“A CENTURY OF CARE”
Authored by Donna Laundry, Susan Hall and Jean LaFave, is our newly published book describing the nearly 100-year
history of our Eastern Star Nursing Home, including the evolution of our Eastern Star Home, up to and including the
wonderful campus we are so proud of today. If you were unable to attend Grand Chapter Sessions or would like to purchase
additional copies, they are still available.
They may be purchased at our Gift Shop at the Eastern Star Home for $8.00 per book.
You may also purchase the book by sending a check payable to Jean LaFave in the amount of $10.00.
($8.00 for the book plus $2.00 for postage. Jean’s address is:
109 Ravenswood Drive, Liverpool, New York 13090.
The new OES HOME WEB PAGE may be opened by clicking on the Link in the left column of this page under
OES HOME/ORISKANY NY or www.eshomeny.org.
Once you have it up on your screen, click your favorites button at the top of your screen and add it to your favorites list.
This will provide you with a direct link to the site and you
will be able to download the Wish Lists for the HOME, POUNDER HALL and the DAY CARE CENTER.
Since the lists will be updated on a regular basis, I will not be adding them to my web page or newsletters in the future.
If you have any questions or if you need assistance, please feel free to contact Cindy Eckerson, Administrative Assistant
at the Campus at Ph. 315-736-9311, Ext. 230 ~~ Fax. 315-736-3047
Cindy A. Eckerson
Administrative Assistant
Eastern Star Campus
8290 State Rte. 69, PO Box 959
Oriskany, NY 13424
NOTE:
The Grand Officers listed under the MEMBERS LIST, may also be contacted directly, by email,
by clicking on their name. Ron
2008 RECEPTIONS [and some other stuff] -
Dinner & Reservation Information
DINNERS ~ ETC...
NOTICE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST 05-10-08 ~ SATURDAY 2-4 PM
Join us for a "DECADENT DESSERT BUFFET"
Cazenovia Masonic Hall
To Benefit
"KAREN'S COOL CATS"
Delicious "Homemade Desserts"
Live Entertainment
Donation $ 8.00
GROUP REUNIONS
AUGUST ~ 2008
08-01 ~ 08-03 FRIDAY ~ SUNDAY
The 2003 PHLAKY AMIGO’s 2008 REUNION
Lodging ~ LAKE FRONT MOTEL ~ 10 Fair St. ~ Cooperstown NY 13326
All reservations must be made with Barbara Engert by April 1st.
Rates: $253 per person Dbl. occ., $406.50 per person single, (includes tax and gratuities).
All rooms are standard, with one queen-sized bed.
Meals are included as listed below:
Dinner, Friday and Saturday evenings and Breakfast, Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Lunches are on your own.
A deposit of $253 per room for dbl. and $406.00 per person for single must be sent by April 1st to:
Barbara Engert ~ 8 Elmwood Ave. ~ Hicksville, NY 11801
Balance due by July 15th.
Checks for the 50-50 should be made payable to Phlaky Amigos.
If you are coming to the reunion you can just bring them with you, no need to mail them ahead of time.
Sorry I forgot to put this in the newsletter. Keep a Song in Your Heart ~ Carol Barnhart
For more information call Barb at 516-433-3357 or email greenville1@optonline.net
05-13-2008~~ Experience SHEAR MADNESS
in
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
with
BLAKE’S SHINING SHAMROCKS of the
ALBANY~RENSSELAER~SCHENECTADY DISTRICT
on
MAY 13, 2008
* We will board a bus and depart from the East Greenbush Masonic Temple at 9 AM.
* Our first stop will be the Publix House in Sturbridge to enjoy a delicious lunch.
* Our next stop will be Quincy Market for a little free time.
* The bus will then take us to the Charles Theater for a 5 p.m. showing of
Shear Madness
This is quoted as “America's favorite comedy. Set in a hairstyling salon that is the scene of a wacky murder, Shear Madness is the uproarious whodunit where the audience gets to solve the crime.”
COST IS $105.00 (Includes, bus, lunch, dinner & show)
Questions ~~Contact Audrey Branion at 518-449-2667 or Shirley Hamm at 518-869-3020 Please fill out the form below and return it with a $50 deposit by February 20, 2008 to confirm your reservation.
MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY AS THE BUS WILL FILL UP FAST.
SHEAR MADNESS
Return this portion to:
AUDREY BRANION
307 Eastern Avenue
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Name______________________________________
Phone #__________________
Amount enclosed $_______________ Check number______________
06-05 ~ 06-08 - THURSDAY THRU SUNDAY A REAL DEAL
Looking for a great trip with great people?
The Cayuga Tompkins District is having a Bus Trip to Williamsburg, VA.
Thursday ~ Sunday ~ June 5 ~ 8.
DAYS INN HOTEL ~ Richmond Ave. Williamsburg, VA.
Departures: From Auburn, NY ~ 7 AM and Ithaca ~ 7:45 AM.
Return home: Ithaca ~ 9 PM and Auburn 9:45 PM
Price $347.00 per person, dbl. occ.
Trip includes:
Transportation by Cazlimo, Hotel, all taxes, bag handling, 3 Breakfasts, 2 Dinners, admissions to Jamestown Settlement, Presidents Park, Shirley Plantation, Colonial Williamsburg, Navel Tour and driver tip.
Down Payment of $100.00 due ASAP to:
Cayuga Tompkins District and send with form to:
Roberta Reynolds ~ PO Box 113 ~ Homer NY 13077
Name(s) __________________________________
Address: __________________________________
Final payment of $247.00 due April 30th.
JUNE 18, 2008 ~~ WEDNESDAY
Join the Albany Rensselaer Schenectady District’s
"SHINING SHAMROCKS" for a
* * * * * TASTE OF VERMONT * * * * *
The bus departs the East Greenbush Masonic Temple at 7:30 a.m. to travel to Whitehall, NY.
Here we will all board a boat for a three hours cruise through canal lock 12, the narrows of beautiful Lake Champlain, and complete our journey at Shoreham, Vermont.
The bus will meet us in Shoreham and bring us to Middlebury, Vermont.
Here we will do some shopping and enjoy a delicious meal at the Middlebury Inn.
The bus is expected to return to the East Greenbush Masonic Temple around 8 p.m.
The total cost for the bus, boat cruise, and lunch is $105.00.
Questions ~~Contact Audrey Branion at 518-449-2667 or Shirley Hamm at 518-869-3020
Please fill out the form below and return it with a $50 deposit by April 20, 2008 to confirm your reservation.
MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY AS THE BUS WILL FILL UP FAST.
TASTE OF VERMONT
Return this portion to:
AUDREY BRANION
307 Eastern Avenue
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Name______________________________________
Phone #__________________
Amount enclosed $_______________ Check number______________
08-08~09th - 2008
Join the F.H.H.M. DISTRICT on a BIBLICAL JOURNEY
with “ABRAHAM and SARAH” at the “Sight and Sound Theatre”
in Lancaster, Pa. ~ Friday, August 8th ~ 9th 2008
TOUR FEATURES
Trailways Motor Coach Transportation
Travel Lodge Accommodations
Dinner at an Old Order Amish Farm
Continental Breakfast
Sight and Sound Production of "ABRAHAM and SARAH"
Free Time at the Bird and Hand Farmer’s Market
Guided Tour through Amish Country
Tour of Sturgis Pretzel Factory
All taxes, baggage handling, driver and meal gratuities
Departure Friday, 7:00 AM. from the Masonic Temple,
Dolgeville, NY... with a pickup in Kirkwood.
Return Saturday: Approximately 9:00 PM
Detailed Itinerary will be provided 10 days prior to departure.
Registration for "ABRAHAM and SARAH" in Lancaster, PA.
Friday, Aug 8—Sat., Aug. 9th 2008 “Eastern Star FHHM District”
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Name_________________________________________ Phone: ____________
Address: _______________________City: ________________ Zip ____________
Rooming with: ______________________________ Phone: ________________
Address: ________________________City:______________ Zip:__________
Remarks/Special Request: ______________________________________________________________________
Rates Per Person: $210.00 Double Room * Triple Room (2 beds) $ 196.00 * Quad Room $191.00 * Single Room $238.00
Make check payable to Ruth Howe Mail to Ruth at: 2 Emerson Rd., Long Lake, NY 12847
Phone (518) 624-2162 ~ Deposit of $100 per person due by May 1st ~~ Final Payment due by June 25th
For Reservations ~ Contact: Ruth Howe ~ @(518) 624-2162 or Email:
ruthhowe@frontiernet.net
08-26~29th - 2008
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CATTARAUGUS DISTRICT
Lancaster Show Trip & the Dutch Country
(Tue - Fri) August 26 - 29, 2008
Incredible price includes:
• Transportation 4 days & 3 nights lodging
• 6 meals: 3 breakfasts & 3 dinners
• Show at the fabulous Sight & Sound Millennium Theatre,
one of the world's largest live performance stages,
"In The Beginning".
The most unforgettable biblical account of the creation of the world.
• American Music Theatre's performance of
"Classic Crooners"
• Guided tour of Lancaster including Amish Country
• Admission to "The Amish Experience"
• Visit to charming Kitchen Kettle Village
• And much more all for $415.00 based on double occupancy. Add $100.00 for single occupancy.
$75 deposit due now with final payment 6/7/2008.
Call Michelle Gogel (716) 257-3337 or Michael Kessler (716) 373-4856 for information & reservation.
Departure from East Otto & Randolph. Plenty of parking for vehicles.
*** ITEMS OF INTEREST - OES HOME ***
The ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT, is taking donations of all occasion and holiday (not just Christmas) greeting cards to be recycled by our Residents for future craft and scrapbooking projects. These cards are used to make tag ornaments, bookmarks, frames, die cuts, or gift tags are very much needed. Anyone wishing to send them can do so by dropping them off at the Nursing Home or mailing them to Cindy Eckerson, Administrative Assistant, Eastern Star Campus, PO Box 959, 8290 State Route 69, Oriskany, NY 13424. Thanks ever so much! Cindy
THE DAY CARE CENTER
Continues to accept "UPC - TAGS" from the following products. Campbell’s Soup Labels – the front label is no longer acceptable. You must clip just the UPC codes from the labels – there is usually a box around the UPC bar code. Cut along this box.
ONLY the UPC Code from:
Campbell’s Beans Products
Campbell’s Condensed 10 oz. Soups
Campbell’s Condensed 26 oz. Soups (Family Size)
Campbell’s Low Sodium Soups
Campbell’s Fat Free Soups
Campbell’s Kitchen Classic Soups (18-19 oz.)
Campbell’s Tomato Juices (12 oz., 32 oz., 46 oz., 64 oz., multipacks)
Campbell’s SpaghettiOs, Any Shape Pasta
Campbell’s Gravies
Campbell’s Chunky Soups
Campbell’s Chunky Chili
Campbell’s Healthy Request Soups
Campbell’s Select Soups
Campbell’s Select Gold Label Soups (carton)
Swanson Canned Chicken
HITS SINCE BEGINNING
8700 9/26
10,000 10/29
11,234 11/28
12,000 12/31
12,685 01/31
13,314 02-29
14,140 03-31
15,432 04-30
15,630 05-07
***** 2008 GENERAL INFORMATION *****
GRAND MATRON: ~ Jodelle C. Fletcher
MOTTO: Joy, Compassion and Friendship Create Lasting Growth
THEME: Attempt Great Things; Expect Great Things
SYMBOL: Gold Bow with three dangling hearts which remind us that
"Love is the Ribbon that Ties Our Hearts Together"
HYMN: "Climb Every Mountain"
COLORS: Burgundy ~ Cream and Sage
FLOWERS: Virginia Rose (antique white) with Burgandy Heather SPECIAL PROJECT: Arthritis Foundation. (Arthritis is the
leading cause of disability in the United States
SPECIAL SYMBOL: Arthritis Foundation Logo "Take Control,
We Can Help"
FLOWERS AND COLORS of the GRAND LINE:
ASSOCIATE GRAND MATRON: ~ Sharon V. Haase
Red Rose, 3 cream Mini-carnations and 1 violet with Gold Ribbon.
Colors: Red ~ Cream and Gold
GRAND CONDUCTRESS: Karen Marshal-King
Fuchsia Carnation with Navy and Silver Ribbon
Colors: Navy and Fuchsia
ASSOCIATE GRAND CONDUCTRESS: Janet R. Siano
White Carnation with Daisy, Dark Purple and Dark Green Ribbon
Colors: Dark Purple and Dark Green
