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8/21/10 thru 8/22/10, Saturday thru Sunday - 9th Annual "Free" Moose Family Picnic at Camp Patterson - A terrific opportunity for running your toes on a sandy beach exists only 15 minutes from Mankato. On Saturday, August 21st, Moose members and their families will take over all 19 acres of Camp Patterson on Lake Washington. Stay for Saturday or overnight. There are two meals planned - one Saturday and one Sunday. Great fun and it's all free. Please complete and download this registration form and return it to the Lodge by Thursday, August 19th.

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7/31/10, Saturday - Joint Management Board Reign Ends. Consistent with a decision of Moose International at its July Nashville Convention all Joint Management Boards cease to exist July 31, including the Mankato Moose Family Center's JMB which was created in April 2004. The 7 member board had been handling the business duties associated with the Lodge leaving the fraternal matters to the Men's Loyal Order of Moose (LOOM) Lodge #1414 and Women of the Moose (WOTM) Chapter #606. Until a decision is made locally on whether to have the two fraternal boards formalize a different governance structure, the day-to-day management of the social quarters of the Lodge reverts back to the House Committee of LOOM Lodge #1414.

7/28/10, Wednesday - Men's LOOM Adopts Complimentary Meal or Beverage Card for Prospective Members. Up to $3 per card for each new member prospect with the card issued by a LOOM member. The LOOM member must be at a LOOM reguar meeting to get up to 5 new member prospect complimentary cards.

7/22/10, Thursday - Moose Lodge Team won the City-Wide Baseball Championship in the 14-15-16 age group. Congratulations to Team Captain Ben Yokiel and Coach Mark Spangler. The Lodge honored its heros with a free meal on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at the Moose Lodge where the winning trophy and award certificates were shared. The Moose Lodge sponsored youth baseball team defeated Mr. Monogram in an intense nailbiting 10-9 game.

6/9/10, Wednesday - LOOM Donates $4,000 to Moose Family Center - Joint Management Board President Mike Lindblom praised the fraternal order of LOOM (Loyal Order of Moose) for their $4,000 donation approved by LOOM's membership on June 9, 2010. LOOM Governor Tony Albang indicated that the funds were needed and the allocation was part of the approved LOOM budget plan for fiscal 2010-11.

5/25/10 Tuesday - Gov. Albang Breaks Rules, Issues Meal Cards- New Loyal Order of Moose (LOOM) Governor Tony Albang, riding on his election success at the ballot box, proposed on May 12th at the LOOM General Membership Meeting a new comprehensive membership retention campaign. A credit card-sized LOOM meal ticket ("buy 5, get one free") was the centerpiece of the initiative. There's a pretty liberal definition in place of what constitutes a "meal" when you're earning your first five stamps - an over-the-counter hot beef sandwich even counts. An Albang letter, complete with companion meal ticket, was mailed May 25th. Now we wonder what the Women of the Moose (WOTM) Chapter 606 will do to catch up with "Race Horse Tony" - Go Get'm Ladies!

WOTM Senior Regent Lisa Tscherter reminds all that $1,000 was donated in April to keep the doors open of the Mankato Moose Family Center. Apparently, WOTM was tired of hearing about donations dropped in by the Men's LOOM - New bragging rights are afforded to Chapter #606 - Great Job!

Leaders for the Women of the Moose (WOTM) Chapter #606 include: Senior Regent Lisa Tscherter; Junior Regent Sandy Albang; Junior Graduate Regent Kim Larson; Secretary-Treasurer Roseann Sheldrup; Recorder Lorie Sexe Sommers; and Chaplain Winona Zimmerman. Many of these folks were sworn in on Sunday, April 18th, with other LOOM officers sworn in on Wedesday April 28th.
Laptops Come Alive - Moose Lodge Social Quarters Now Wireless - Members Roam Web and Check Their Email Free

Free Meals Highlight LOOM Retention Initiative
The men's fraternal order of Loyal Order of Moose (LOOM) is intent on keeping members and it may take a free meal or two to make that a fact. Good only on the 3rd Friday of the month you were born show up at the Lodge for a free birthday dinner. The free meal is limited to the special for the night on the 3rd Friday of the month. For LOOM members who re-up you can get a free dinner on the 3rd Friday of the month following when you paid your annual dues.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Loyal Order of Moose is a private organization. All activities and events referred to on this Web site and in the Moose newsletter are available to members in good standing and their qualified guests only. This Web site is for informational purposes with proprietary information intended for members only. General information is available to the public at large, but should not be construed to be a solicitation for membership. This Web site is an initiative of Mankato Moose Family Center (Men's LOOM Lodge #1414; WOTM Chapter #606), and is not sanctioned by the Loyal Order of Moose, Moose International, or any subsidiary thereof. All logos, trademarks, and service marks pertaining to the Loyal Order of Moose and/or its programs or degrees are copyrighted © by Moose International, Inc., Mooseheart, Illinois.