August/September/October 2004


Feature Articles:



Darrell Douglas and Lindsey Blair, both of Hickory, NC Lodge 1312, clearly enjoyed doing Roy-and-Buck comedy shtick.

Sybil Jenkins of Kannapolis, NC Chapter 851 and Brenda Baker of Albermarle, NC Chapter 1943 helped add to the fun with a few more jokes.

3,000+ Enjoy Hoedown Dining, Plenty of Homegrown Carolina Fun at First ‘Higher-Degree Wingding!’

> Saturday evening featured another brand-new International Convention feature—the Higher Degree Wingding, a “hoedown”-style event for holders of the Pilgrim, Fellowship, Star-Recorder, Academy of Friendship and College of Regents degrees. It featured a pork-barbecue dinner and all-Moose entertainment, all on the theme of the old “Hee Haw” television show. Some 3,200 qualifying Moose men and women bought tickets, and enjoyed a great, down-home evening. 		.
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Jimmy Walden of Fayetteville, NC Lodge 738 and Russ Queen of Sylva, NC Lodge 1985 played classic mountain music on their guitars, including “Wildwood Flower.”




Mooseheart students Andy Greenaway and Alex Ruiz joined the emcees, Moose International staffers Jan Fregulia and Jim Fleming
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Talented Young Performers Dazzle at 25 Club Show


Teen singer Jared Wagner (top) opened for the nonstop energy of the Haygoods.
 > The fraternity’s top new-member sponsors were invited to Monday night’s 25 Club Show, and were treated to some breathtakingly talented young performers.



Thirteen-year-old Catherine Haygood (right) played “How Great Thou Art” on the harp.



The youngest Haygood, 11 year-old Aaron, got into the act when the family performed a medley of surfing songs
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Dominic, 22, showed off his saxophone talents; brothers Michael, 19, and Sean, 20, performed a classic “Blues Brothers” routine.




The Haygoods showed their dancing talents during the classic Louis Prima tune “Sing, Sing Sing”
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Moose Youth Give Thumbs Up to Game Room/Activities



For the eighth straight year, the Convention featured a well-equipped game room (left), with attractions such as foosball and video games.


Once again, International Family Activities Chairman Earl Hebert chaperoned youth activities, which included a deejay-and-dancing, and karaoke. Both events featured kid-friendly food.
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Photographs by Teresa Ehlert

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An ‘Extravaganza’ Moose Encore for Oak Ridge Boys



> The venerable Oak Ridge Boys, with their distinctive music of family, home and unabashed patriotism, seem to touch a chord deep in the heart of the Moose—and that was certainly the case at Tuesday night’s Convention Extravaganza, when (from left) Joe Bonsall Jr., Duane Allen, William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban sang their hearts out for more than 3,000 Moose men and women.		 . . .


But First: A Laugh Riot with John Pinette!



> For the third International Convention in eight years, Moose men and women learned anew that if John Pinette isn’t the funniest guy in the world, he’s pretty close. The rotund Pinette opened for the Oak Ridge Boys with his hilarious nonstop rants about skinny people in line (in front of him) at McDonalds, about the dangers of waterslides, and about how British cuisine, well, isn’t (in his opinion)!



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