11/03/2026
This Week at the Elks 11/02-11-12/2026
Greetings My Fellow Elks!
I hope everyone had a good week! I know we sure did here at the Elks! Happy November! There is much to be grateful for! Today was the Veterans Lunch at 12 noon. Thank you to all the amazing volunteers - Marsha Sharpe, Will Sharpe, Cindy Warren, Dani Reeson, Maggie Laborn and Ryan Eldred. They donated their tips to the Veteran’s reserve account.
Tonight, we have the usual games and potluck at 6 PM. The Seahawks are at 5:15 PM. This will be a potluck so bring in your favorite food to share. Fiona will be our lovely bartender.
Tuesday night dinner is a Spud-Mit potato bar prepared by Chefs Richard and Michael. Denise will be our cashier. We will also have the regular menu available. The weekly pool tournament starts at 5:30 PM. $5 entry fee. Lucky 8 hosted by Dave Hill will be at 6:30 PM. Currently the pot is up to $150.00, 60% of which is $90.00, and there are 27 balls to be pulled. Kelly will be selling pull tabs and Dani will be our happy bartender.
Wednesday night the Lodge meeting starts at 6:30 PM. There will be nominations for the Exalted Ruler, followed by election of the Exalted Ruler. There will be an initiation of 12 new members. If you want to have a voice in what goes on in our lodge, please attend. Mike will be our cool bartender.
Thursday night dinner will be prepared by Chefs Michael and Richard featuring a warm and hearty sandwich night; your choice of hot meatball, grilled chicken or fish sandwiches with tater tots or onion rings (see attached flyer). The regular menu will be available also. Denise will be our cashier. Kelly will be selling Jokers Wild tickets. Currently the pot is up to$4,192.00, 60% of the pot is $2,515.00, and there are only 47 cards left. This will be followed by games of left right center. Joan will be our amazing bartender, and Bill will be selling pull tabs.
Friday night is our Bartender’s Bash starting at 5:30 PM featuring the Randy Band! This is free admission, free pizza, and free hotdogs, all provided by our bartenders in appreciation of all members. Be sure to thank your bartender today. I for one can’t wait for this event!
Saturday is Bar bingo starting at 5:30 PM hosted by Ken Goyen.
Sunday, November 8th, is the Seahawks game and potluck. Game starts at 1:25 PM. Michael will be our bartender. Hope you can come and celebrate with us!
Mark your calendar for the following Upcoming events:
November 6 Bartender’s Bash
November 11 Veterans Dinner
November 14 Hoop Shoot
November 17 Orca & Octopus Paint Party
December 5 Procrastinator’s Show
December 6 Elks Memorial
December 12 Children’s Angel Tree
December 19 Member’s Christmas Party
December 31 New Years Eve Party featuring Sundance
We need volunteers for the Veterans Dinner. There will be a meeting on Monday, November 9th at 5 PM. If you can help, please attend the meeting. If unable to attend the meeting, please let Joan Hill know that you want to help. Veterans’ Dinner is free for all Veterans and $12 for non-vets. This is an extremely popular event that sells out fast . Be sure to get your tickets now before they sell out.
We also need volunteers for the Hoop Shoot on November 14th. We need at minimum nine volunteers for registration, score keeping, etc. You will need to be at the school by 8:30 am. If you can help, please contact Denise Schubert or Dani Reeson.
November 17 is the Paint Party “Orca & Octopus” by local artist and fellow Elk Annette Sumter. Paint on rocks collected from Maurey island (Vashon Island). Small canvas will also be provided. We will supply the paint and brushes, but you’re welcome to bring your own brushes or paint. 12 painters only. $10. 3-5 pm. You can sign up by sending an email to [email protected].
On October 21st we had the District Deputy visit annual inspection by Brandi Wallace, District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Washington - West District No. 9440, Michael T. Luhr, PGER and Special Deputy Joe Basil. The lodge officers were all in attendance as well. We provided lunch and dinner prepared and served by Michael, Denise, and Richard. It was delicious. I’m happy to say we did well. Brandi told me she was very impressed with our lodge. In her letter, which will be read at Wednesday’s Lodge meeting, she thanked us for our hospitality and stated, “It was especially encouraging to experience the positive, calm atmosphere within the Lodge and to see the sense of teamwork and camaraderie among your Officers.” There were a few action items that needed attention. One was replacing the railing on the side staircase of the lodge. Which is as completed yesterday by Terry Hudson. Thank you, Terry, for repairing the railing.
You may also notice a new addition to our lodge. There is a TV above the kitchen, which will display upcoming events and the menus. Thank you to Kelly and Richard for installing the TV. To Denise for programming and creating the menus. We are extremely lucky to have such a wonderful kitchen Manager Richard and his hardworking wife Denise at our lodge.
So many behind the scenes things you don’t see but I felt I should mention some of them. Special thanks to Joan Hill and Vicki Storment for coming in on Sunday and completing the bar inventory. Thanks to Dave Hill for coming in almost daily and managing the pull tabs or any other item that needs to be fixed at our lodge. I see you and appreciate you. Thank you to Terry Taylor for maintaining our shuffleboard! You rock! Thank you to Terry Smith for chairing the Halloween party. And thanks to the volunteers Joan Hill, Danielle Reeson, Jonnie Byrd, Kelly Stanley, Ryan Eldridge, Michael Dubnicka for decorating, cleaning up, and making this a super fun event. Special thanks to the band Sundance. If you missed out, you’ll get another chance to see them on November 11. They were awesome! Congratulations to all our costume contest winners including our own, Miss Betsy aka Dolly! A great night was had by all!
Please keep our member Randy Johnson Jr in your thoughts and prayers as he undergoes surgery this week. He is an amazing young man and a wonderful addition to our Elks family.
Cheers!
Michelle L Stanley, Leading Knight
Ocean Shores North Beach Elks Lodge #2581
P.O. Box 896
199 Ocean Lake Way SE
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
360-289-2581
What do you call a magician that loses his magic?
Ian!
Thank you to Kelly Stanley for this week’s joke!
