Dec - Miami Elks

4
OUR ANNUAL
HOOP SHOOT
COMPETITION
Submitted by Wade Fisk, Asst. Chairman
and Irene Reyes as Chairlady
We’re all set to go on the morning of
December 6th
at 9:00 am with contestants; officials, line
judges, scorekeepers, etc. The local competition
is being held at Boys and Girls
Club of Miami, located at 9475 North
Kendall Drive.
One week later, on December 13th,
the District Hoop Shoot, also at the same
location, will start at 10:00 am under the
expert direction of Jack Lopez. We kindly
ask that contestants arrive thirty minutes
earlier in order to be registered and be
ready to start at the times listed above.
If you have questions, please contact
Wade Fisk at (305) 667-6374. Thank you
as always and please come join us. It’s
always a fun event for families and especially
for the participating children.
Eighty
Seven
By Edna J. Camacho, the Editor
The number 87 has tender significance
to me. No . . . I’m not 87 years old.
Eighty seven months ago the then
Exalted Ruler of our Lodge 948, Andy
Sipos, asked me if I could write and would
I be responsible for our monthly newsletter
“The 948 Reporter”.
Without hesitation to both questions, I said
“yes”.
That was 87 months ago.
Hey! That’s only seven years and
three months.
I want to thank all of you. It’s only as
good as that which is given to me.
There’s a P.S. to this story. I’m a firm
believer that God directs our paths.
On Sunday afternoon, November
16th, I walked into the Lodge lounge to see
Dolphin football and there sat Andy Sipos,
P.E.R. with his wife, neither of them whom
I had seen in a very long time. We pleasantly
spoke of the above No. 87. He was
pleased and I...truly delighted.
A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW
YEAR TO EVERYONE!
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
BOBBIE WOOSTER
AND HER MANY LOVES
Born: March 26, 1937
Died: October 6, 2008
By Marie Grime
Barbara “Bobbie” Wooster had been a member for
several years when we got to know her. She really
loved the Elks and her club. She loved to meet some of
us for lunch, dinner, or breakfast, and she loved the friendly chatter that went with it.
She loved the table shuffleboard game and the shuffle boarders. After her Stan
passed away, she gravitated to the Elks – and especially to the game room – as a balm
to her grief. Between her own games, she liked to sit near the score board and watch
and listen as players exchanged humor or banter or our current problems and triumphs.
Of course, Bobbie loved her Hattiesburg, Mississippi family more than anything.
In keeping with her wishes, her son Michael Wooten requested that, instead of flowers,
we send donations to:
DuBard School for Language Disorders
The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive #10035
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
In Michael’s words, “Dubard is the school that has been such a blessing to our
son/her grandson, Connor, in our pursuit to assist him in developing communication
skills. It was especially dear to Bobbie, too.
Bobbie was what I call a “sunshine person,” who always talked “up” instead of
“down,” often complimented but seldom complained, even of her own health as it
worsened.
She loved the Palace. When shuffle boarders and other Elks went there to visit
her, she always complimented the Palace staff on their care, friendliness, and willingness
to help.
Our last visit, before she left for Mississippi, included several of the shuffle board
women. Bobbie looked darling, neat as a pin and perky as usual. She was in an
ebullient mood as we talked and laughed for hours about a variety of subjects from our
collective youthful shenanigans to ex-husbands.
We are so thankful to have shared these wonderful moments and this laughter with
her while we still had her.
A RING OF GOLD
More than a month ago, a gold ring was lost in
our lounge area. It was found and turned in by
Charlie Williams. After much perseverance and
insistence of our good member Bob Schmidt and
after a small article for the November Reporter was
printed; it did indeed locate the rightful owner of
the ring. After a detailed description and ultimately
a perfect fit, it was returned to Member Donald
Roskind.
Two things were proven:
a. that Elks are honest and
b. The Reporter is read.
Thank you Bob Schmidt and Charlie Williams.
NOTICE: Classes for the remainder of the year have been
cancelled due to unforeseen illness
AARP Driver’s Classes for 2008 CANCELLED