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FRATERNAL FOCUS<br />
At our November meeting, we re-elected our current<br />
officers to serve in 2013. We will still be meeting the second<br />
Wednesday of the month at the Community Room in Wild<br />
River Apartments in Sandstone, MN.<br />
Our next meeting will be February 13.<br />
Meadowlands Jr. No. 361, Meadowlands, MN<br />
Pat Mathison, Correspondent<br />
We held our last regular meeting of 2012 on December 9<br />
at the Manor. Our condolences go out to the family of long<br />
time member Reeda Valla. A memorial was sent.<br />
We have a new juvenile member, Elias Letsos.<br />
Carolers at our<br />
December Meeting.<br />
E a r l y i n<br />
December, Helen<br />
A br a m s on a nd<br />
Judy Miller boxed<br />
up several knitted<br />
caps. Helen and<br />
her husband David<br />
delivered them to<br />
the Seafarers Ministry in Duluth. These caps were among<br />
many distributed to crew members aboard foreign ships<br />
coming to port. We made a donation to purchase materials<br />
for this project earlier this year.<br />
Gene Anderson models<br />
a knitted cap for Helen<br />
and Judy.<br />
Pat delivered<br />
some much needed<br />
items collected for<br />
Range Regional<br />
Animal Rescues in<br />
Hibbing in time for<br />
Christmas. Donations are always appreciated this time of<br />
year.<br />
The election of officers was as follows: President Margaret<br />
Larsen, Secretary/Correspondent Pat Mathison, and<br />
Treasurer Bonnie Van Duker serving another year. Jim<br />
Simunovich is our new vice president.<br />
Following the meeting, we were treated to holiday music<br />
performed by the South Ridge Community Choir. We all<br />
enjoyed refreshments after the program.<br />
Nebraska<br />
Nebraska No. 3, Crete, NE<br />
Cheryl Retherford, Secretary Pro tem<br />
<strong>Members</strong> met at 11:30 a.m. at the 9 th Street Grill for our<br />
annual Christmas dinner on December 8. Following the<br />
meal, the meeting was held at Centennial Terrace with Viola<br />
Pracheil presiding.<br />
A moment of silence was held for Alyce Kemper and<br />
Lorraine Hrdlicka. A thank-you note was read from the Alyce<br />
Kemper’s family for the memorial.<br />
The members reviewed their 2013 Calendar of Events<br />
schedule.<br />
The birthday song was sung to Ed Patak celebrating on<br />
December 13.<br />
The Crete Manor volunteer bingo was scheduled for<br />
December 31. Fruit baskets were delivered to shut-ins before<br />
Christmas.<br />
Plzen No. 9, Morse Bluff, NE<br />
Elaine Vech, Correspondent<br />
We held a bicycle giveaway at the Morse Bluff Fire<br />
Departments Halloween Costume Contest. The winner was<br />
Brecken Frana, 2-year old son of Kevin and Kiley Frana of<br />
Malmo, NE.<br />
Bike winner Brecken Frana.<br />
<strong>Members</strong> met for our annual<br />
Thanksgiving meeting<br />
on November 15. The meeting<br />
was held at Rawhide Restaurant<br />
in North Bend. Agent Delmer<br />
Wondercheck and wife, Cindy,<br />
were guests.<br />
The meeting was called to order by President Keith Racek.<br />
The members collected and turned in 41 lbs of food items.<br />
<strong>Members</strong> were reminded to bring hygiene products for Care<br />
Corps, and pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House.<br />
Agent Delmer Wondercheck was introduced along with his<br />
wife, Cindy. He updated the members with wfla information<br />
and current Life Insurance products, single premium life<br />
insurance, and annuities, etc. <strong>Members</strong> were asked to visit<br />
with him if they had any question about anything from wfla.<br />
<strong>Members</strong> enjoyed visiting and reviewing this year’s events<br />
and activities.<br />
Dennice No. 14, Ord, NE<br />
Diane Spilinek, Correspondent<br />
<strong>Members</strong> met October 28 at the North Loup Cafe. The<br />
volunteer hour’s sheet was passed around, and letters from<br />
the Home Office were read. Our new members in attendance<br />
were welcomed.<br />
A moment of silence was observed in memory of our<br />
departed member Hank Benda; a card and memorial was<br />
sent to the family.<br />
Birthday cards were signed for Paul Maly who celebrated<br />
a September birthday and Minnie Maly who celebrated an<br />
October birthday. Both are long time devoted wfla members.<br />
Thank-you notes were read from Eldene Norseen for the<br />
<strong>50</strong>-<strong>75</strong> year party in which she was an honoree and Hank<br />
Benda’s family for the memorial.<br />
Two members attended the Slavin No. 112 <strong>50</strong> and <strong>75</strong>-year<br />
member party that included two guest speakers from the<br />
Czech Republic.<br />
Several donations were made to Goodwill recently by<br />
members.<br />
Welcome letters have been mailed to the new members<br />
from the September meeting. A preliminary awards form<br />
was completed, and members discussed completed and other<br />
possible activities.<br />
We met November 11 at the North Loup Cafe. The<br />
24 January 2013
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