The Moose Bugler
Lodge #556 and Chapter #243
May – June, 2014
1200 Kemp St. Missoula, Mt 59806
(406) 541-6556 www.lodge556.moosepages.org / Facebook.com/MissoulaMooseLodge
Social Quarters Hours:
Tuesday – Friday 11:30 AM – Close (Happy Hour 5 – 7 PM)
Lunch available from 11:30 AM - 2 PM Daily
First Saturday of each month 2 PM – Close (Bingo @ 3 PM)
L.O.O.M. Board of Officers
W.O.T.M. Board of Officers
Meetings 1st and 3rd Thursday @ 7 PM
Meetings 2rd Thursday @ 6 PM
Governor……………….Joel Smith
Senior Regent……………..Michelle Jordan
Jr. Governor……………Ray Dowell
Jr. Graduate Regent…….Michelle Netzer
Past Governor…………Bob Jordan
Jr. Regent………………….Ann Christensen
Administrator…………. Mark Wildung
Chaplin……………………..Karole Johnson
Treasurer………………. Darrell Sozio
Secretary / Treasurer……..Pat Norberg
Prelate…………………. Darrel Christensen
Recorder…………………...Debra Prochet
Trustees………………… Lyle Sharp, John Shields,
Guide……………………….Vickie Amundson
James Isaacs
 HAPPY SPRING EVERYONE!!!
 We need to update our member records! Please contact the lodge with updated addresses and make sure
we have your phone number listed.
 1st Saturday of each month Bingo @ 3pm followed by a dinner @ 6PM.
 Moose hats back by popular demand…for sale @ lodge soon.
 Every newsletter will now have two coupons, one for each month, with a randomly drawn member
name on it. If it’s you, simply bring this coupon into the lodge that month for a free drink or half off
any meal.
 Coupon winners are:
MAY’S COUPON
JUNE’S COUPON
GOOD FOR 1 FREE DRINK OR HALF OFF ANY MEAL
GOOD FOR 1 FREE DRINK OR HALF OFF ANY MEAL
WINNER:
WINNER:
Steve Munson
Clip and present at Lodge during month of May
Lloyd Hallgren
Clip and present at Lodge during month of June
 Larry & Pat Norberg for decorating and displaying their Model A in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade for
our lodge. Also, to Dennis McCracken and Christine Sozio for donation the candy we handed out.
 A GREAT BIG THANKS TO THE EASTER BUNNY for your visit to our lodge and to all who helped
out! As always, the kid’s Easter Party was a huge hit!
 Dennis McCracken for continuing great lunches every Wednesday.
 Dewey Nygaard and Jimmy Isaacs your generous donations.
 Some of our officer positions have changed. Thank you to the outgoing officers for your service to our
Lodge and welcome to the officers in their new positions. We look forward to a great Year together!
 Darrel Christensensen for representing our lodge at the Non-Profit Day in the mall.
 A Special thanks to all who donate in whatever way you can to our lodge. You know who you are and it
really is appreciated!
WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS
L.O.O.M.
Member
W.O.T.M.
Sponsor
Member
Sponsor
J. John Morrison
Mark Wildung
Vivian Rumer
Debbie Prochet
William Helton
Robert Jordon
Beverly Wildung
Pat Norberg
Andrew Short
Raymond Dowell
Karole Johnson
Transferred Chapter 243
Rodney Morrell
Darrell Sozio
Tracy Lopez
Penny Farmer
Scott Thompson
Lyle Sharp
Tammy Loew
Karole Johnson
Augusta Johnson
Transferred to Lodge 556
Jennifer Day
Karole Johnson
Matt Jopel
Dennis McCracken
Steven Maier
Lyle Sharp
Theo Gibbs
Terry Thomas
Casey Stewart
Dennis McCracken
Robert Greenfield
Augusta Johnson
Kyle Harvard
Augusta Johnson
L.O.O.M.
May:
Jack Jensen 5/24, Dennis Mc Cracken 5/5, Bob Murchison 5/10, Robert Mytty 5/08, Gene
Stephens 5/24
June:
Monty Bullerdick 6/30, Roger Ingersoll 6/28, Tom Larson 6/07, Dale Netzer 6/27, Clifford
Weare 6/12, John Zavarelli 6/09
W.O.T.M.
May:
Jane Duncan 5/09. Cheryl Jones 5/30, Joan Street 5/09, Michelle Netzer 5/21
June:
Mikaela Badzioch 6/04, Michelle Jordan 6/25
OUR CONDOLENCES
To David Ricci and Family on the passing of Joe. Our hearts are with your family during this difficult time.
A Note From Our Governor:
Due to all you busy members out there, the lodge thinks I should be governor this year. Well, my
inexperience will surely come out. I welcome any members to attend meetings and functions and help
me learn how to properly run this lodge. I would also like it to become more of a helping Non-Profit for
the children and elderly of Missoula. I thank all the members who have stuck with our Lodge these past
years through some major setbacks and kept us floating along.
The New Gov. Joel Smith
Still the Best Corner (WOTM CHAPTER 243):
April was pretty busy with the Easter Party for the kids, election of officers and a benefit for Amanda
Prochet, which gave her a total of $469.00. A job well done to the ones who fixed the food and helped
put it all together.
One of our W.O.T.M. members needs a little help to send her son to football camp. We will be having a
spaghetti dinner, Griz basket raffle and a bake sale silent auction on May 9th @ 6PM. Please come out
and join in the fun for a good cause!
Thank you to all our Officers for their time and welcome to the new ones. A special thanks to Leisel
Marron for many years as an officer. Now she can tell us what we are doing right. She is a heck of a
back-up. Thanks again Leisel.
We hope to see you all at the Lodge, White Elephant and good times coming, watch your calendar.
W.O.T.M.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE
AMANDA PROCHET’S BENEFIT
KIDS EASTER PARTY
Moose will be going “Back to Basics” in 2014-15
We have all heard that many of our members, especially new members, have little knowledge of what the Moose stands for and the causes we
support. For this reason, in the coming year, our Fraternity will be emphasizing the basic principles upon which we were founded – fraternalism; support
of children and seniors in need; and giving back to the communities in which our lodges and chapters operate.
This basic training for our members will begin with our new membership campaign, appropriately titled “Moose – Back to Basics.” We are
asking our brothers and co-workers to stand shoulder-to-shoulder and reinvigorate our fraternal bond by becoming advocates on behalf of the Moose.
Not only are we asking individuals to re-educate our existing members, but also to attract new members who believe in the same basic principles that
inspired us to join the Moose.
For all members who sponsor at least one individual into the Fraternity, “Moose – Back to Basics” lapel recognition pins will once again be
available through all lodges that request them. All chapters and Moose Legion units will automatically be supplied with pins for distribution. For each
member that qualifies for the 5 Club, $5 will be donated to the Mooseheart School Renovation project to support the Elementary Academic
Center, courtesy of your state association, the Women of the Moose and the Moose Legion. Again in 2014-15, we are asking each association to use an
additional $5, which has traditionally been collected to ship award items, as seed money to start a local campaign to help promote membership.
Those individuals achieving Sponsor of Distinction status (sign 25 members or more in 2014-15) will again have a brick dedicated in
their name to the Mooseheart School Renovation Project and will also be offered free basic registration to the 2015 International Moose
Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. For individuals sponsoring 50 members or more, they will also earn two tickets to the Moose Fun Night event at
the convention; sponsors of 75 or more will earn a free basic guest registration in addition to their own registration and Fun Night tickets; and those who
sponsor 100 or more members will again earn a free trip to the convention, including airfare and hotel.
To kick-off the new “Moose- Back to Basics” campaign, all brothers and co-workers who sponsor at least one new member during May
and/or June of 2014 have a chance to win a trip for four to Mooseheart’s Homecoming Weekend (September 26 th and 27th) or Moosehaven’s
Chili Cook-off Weekend (November 7th and 8th). Winners will participate in the Homecoming bonfire, pep rally, football game and have dinner in one
of the residences at Mooseheart; or participate in the chili cook-off, community breakfast, classic car and craft show, and have dinner with the residents
down at Moosehaven. Airfare, hotel and transportation are included in the grand prizes, and other Mooseheart and Moosehaven-related gifts will be
awarded to secondary winners of the raffle. Initial winners will be drawn during the 2014 International Moose Convention in Las Vegas.
Additionally, for all members attending the 2014 Convention, there will be new breakout sessions featuring “Basic Training” programs for
membership production, retention and new member onboarding as part of the new interactive initiatives being introduced this year. You are invited to
hear more about the “Moose – Back to Basics” membership campaign onsite during these sessions, along with a host of other important training
opportunities presented for the first time.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS