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Army Officer John Umpstead: Proud to Be Both a Soldier, and a Moose!
Chief Warrant Officer John Umpstead.
> U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer John Umpstead received some welcome packages recently from his fraternal brothers and sisters at Patuxent, MD Lodge 2393/Chapter 2173. Lodge members sent Umpstead and his Air Defense Cell 25 ID Striker Unit varied toiletries, snack foods as well as magazines for his unit to enjoy. Umpstead, stationed at Camp Victory in Kuwait, wrote back to express his gratitude for the gifts. In his letter to Lodge Governor Lawrence Shorback, he wrote “I just want to say how proud I am to be a soldier fighting for the freedom that allows you to support the troops. I remember the day I joined the Moose (just this past Sept, 6), and hope that you know that I am just as proud to be a member of the Lodge as I am a soldier.”
Get Ready . . . Get Set . . . HOP!
Juneau, AK Lodge 700/Chapter 439.
> Moose families and their guests enjoyed participating in a sack race at the annual mid-July “Fur and Feather” campout, jointly sponsored by Juneau, AK Lodge 700/Chapter 439, and Douglas, AK Eagles Aerie 4200. More than 150 members and their families participated in the campout, held in mid-July. In addition to the sack race, other family and children’s activities included an egg toss, a scavenger hunt and a big cookout. Fireworks in the evening put a cap on a very successful campout.
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Supreme Governor Don Eisel’s Home Lodge Celebrates its Favorite Son
From left in the top photo are Acting Administrator Bob Schaffer, Lodge Historian James Stonerock, Eisel, and Lodge Governor Dalous Byrd. Eisel is the first Supreme Governor from Columbus in 96 years, and the first from Ohio in 42 years.
> Supreme Governor Don Eisel returned last August to the Lodge he joined in 1959—Columbus, OH Lodge 11/Chapter 206—where he was presented with a newly-unveiled plaque and portrait honoring his achievements. |
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Roseburg, OR Chapter 361 Members Drive 130 Miles To Visit Co-Worker Facing Surgery For Cancer
Roseburg, OR Chapter 361.
> Members of Roseburg, OR Chapter 361, with financial support of Lodge 1037, traveled 130 miles to Salem, OR to host lunch at a local restaurant with co-worker Bonnie Donahue, who was scheduled to have cancer surgery the following week. Donahue made it through the surgery and is recovering nicely. In fact, Donahue is planning to attend the 117th International Convention in Las Vegas in June. |
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At Findlay, OH Lodge 698/Chapter 362, Publishing the Newsletter is a Family Event!
By JIM GRANDY
Chairman, International Publications Committee
> Everyone knows what it takes for a Moose Lodge to become a Moose Family Center, but not many Moose Family Centers take it to the extreme that Findlay Moose Family Center 698 does!
A couple of years ago, when editors Denny Harrold and Phil Dick began the task of creating a “decent” newsletter for their Lodge, little did they know that there was so much work involved. Soon, however, they realized that more help was needed than the two of them could provide.
What to do?
Before that question could be totally answered, editor Harrold had a shift change at his job and the task of editing fell to Phil Dick’s shoulders. Meanwhile, editor Dick, who had been devoting himself to the cause of the Moose Legion, had also become a Lodge officer, serving 2003 as Jr. Governor and being elected Governor for the 2004-05 Moose Year.
But the work of putting the newsletter remained. Editor Dick figured that it took 15 person-hours to take pictures and dig up information; 20 person-hours to write content; 10 person-hours to finalize layout and appearance; six-person hours to insert; and four person hours to put on address labels–or a total of about 55 person-hours each month to given Lodge 698 members “a first-class, exciting newsletter!”
So Governor Dick continued what he and co-editor Harrold had begun: making the newsletter a family event. And each month since then, that’s how it has worked. Caring adults of the Lodge and their children contribute in many ways: articles, checking for errors before going to press, address lists, calendar information, inserting pages and slapping on labels for mailing.
The result, according to Dick, is that each month, Findlay Moose Lodge 698 puts out a full and “exciting account of Findlay Lodge and its activities.”
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Moose family members of all ages work together to ensure that the production of the Findlay, OH Lodge 698 newsletter is a success! What could otherwise become time-consuming drudgery for one or two becomes a fun family event!
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February/March/April 2005
