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June - July 2008

Elgin hosted the National Bowling Tournament April 5, 6, 19, 20, 26, 27, May 3-4.  Thank you to all of the volunteers that bowled, bartended, prepared the food, served the food, coordinated bowling, etc.  There were so many that worked and contributed that it is difficult to name them all.  Special recognition goes out to Dave Williams for chairing the event and for dedicating his time and effort to making it a success.

Thank you Bill Boergerhoff for all of your hard work on the brunches.  The Mother’s Day Brunch was  fantastic  and we served 73 people.

Thank you Jim Thompson for redoing the doors on the upstairs bar.  They look great!

We are sorry to announce that Murray McGough has stepped down as the Elgin Turners vice-president.  If anyone is interested in filling this position please see me or come to the next meeting.  Thank you Murray for all of your hard work as our V.P.  Your contributions are truly appreciated! 

Doug Anderson, President

March 2008  

Have you seen Elgin Turner’s Club Lately ?
Several renovations are being done at the Elgin Turners building. Most recently was a huge project laying new tiles on the upstairs floor and around the bar area.. We thank our President Doug Anderson for all of the work and talent he put into this. It is absolutely beautiful! Please come and check it out!
On behalf of Doug Anderson and the Elgin Turner membership, heartfelt thanks go out to the following people for all of their hard work including massive clean-up on the floor project: Wayne Elste, Bill Boergerhoff Sr., Murray McGough, Bill Genz, Mary Schwartz, Tim Cahill, Chris Hayward, Craig Benthusen, Dave Mould, John & Sandy Schartow, Betty & Owen Paris, Chuck Daily, Boyd Muirhead, Mark Anderson, Angie Schultz, Jean Williams, John Whalen, Tanya Palmer and Laura Wetzel. We sincerely apologize if we missed anyone in this list—if so, please let Tonna Holtz know and we’ll mention you in the next publication.
In addition, a big thanks to Gary Palmer for providing plumbing maintenance. And thank you to Kevin Soderholm, Angie Schultz, Dale Thomas, and Bill Boergerhoff Jr. for painting the downstairs ceiling. The club is looking great!

January 2008

The entire Elgin Turner membership expresses our sincere gratitude to the 2007 board members, Dave Williams, Murray McGough, Dennis Eder, Dale Thomas, Carrie Mellom, Tonna Holtz, Charlie Holtz, Chuck Daily, John Schartow and Bill Boergerhoff for their hard work and dedication to our club in 2007. Jobs well done! Thank you ALL!

The Elgin Turners organization would like to give a big thank you to Angie and Jennifer Luthardt and everyone else who helped plan, organize, volunteered, and attended the Kid's Christmas Party.  Without the help of these people and the sponsors who made the party possible we would never be able to put such a great event for the kids.  Once again from all of us at the Elgin Turners.  Thank You. 
Murray McGough, VP

The Kids Turner Christmas Party was held December 16,2007 from 1:00pm – 3:00pm.  The day was filled with food, fun, gifts, and Santa.  We had a great turnout this year, 33 children. Thanks to our many helpers, the party was a huge success.  We hope you enjoyed your time during the festivities as much as we did.  Donations: Jack Bucaro, Doug Anderson, Colin Shulick, Helpers: Wayne Elste, Liz Kunches, John Kunches, Terri Pagels, Jean Williams, Matt Pagels, Deb Anderson, Theresa Ernst and son Bryce, Betty Paris (For her Santa's), Taylor Filson, Carrie Mellom and Dale Thomas. Thank you!
Angie Schultz and Jennifer Luthardt

November, 2007

Season's greetings,
  As the holidays are upon us, come on in and have some holiday cheer with your fellow Turners.  Stop in after that hard evening of shopping, or for the sporting events, or even just to say hello.
  Special thanks to all who have helped with the events of the last few months.  Some times I don't thank everyone properly, and I want to say that I appreciate everything everyone does to help make the club a better place.  Without our volunteers (& employees), our organization would not be what it is today.
  It seems to me,  from comments made at the last meeting and some other meetings, that some feel that if I write something in the newsletter it is the law of Elgin Turners.  I would like to remind everyone that this newsletter is for informational purposes, and opinions expressed within are the sole opinions of the authors, and may or may not reflect actual motions passed by the membership.
  As I have repeatedly stated, I urge all members to attend meetings. Have your questions answered in our official forum, as well as put forward your opinions, suggestions and concerns to the membership.  The executive board and myself can influence members and give our recommendations, but the voting power lies within the membership.  If you are a member, your voice counts, so please come to the meetings.
  The December meeting is even more important, it is the yearly meeting when Dues & Assessments can be changed.  It also is the meeting where next year’s executive board will be elected.
  Just a reminder, there is Beer Sausage (Dec 16th) and Family Breakfast (Dec 30th).  There are raffles at both, so come to Turners for Beer Sausage or Family Breakfast every month.  You can buy the raffle tickets from our bartenders.
We are having a New Years Eve Party, so plan on ringing in 2008 with us, details available at the hall. The Children's Christmas party is almost here.  If you plan on bringing children to this event please fill out a registration form and get it in (preferably early) to ensure Santa will have the right gifts.  I would like to send out a Special Thank you to Doug Anderson from Doug's Custom Flooring, and another anonymous donor for extremely generous donations to help fund this great event.  If you have donations for this event there are donation jugs on the bar and a 50/50 raffle to help promote the event.

Till Next Year, Dave Williams

 To all fellow Turner members, Happy Holidays!

The past month we have had many great events take place at the Elgin Turners and I would like to say thank you to the volunteers.

First, if you were not at the 1450 you missed a heck of great time and a good meal. I would like to thank the people that made this happen. First and foremost, a thank you goes out to Mark Pophal, who once again donated his time and DJ equipment. For the last couple of years Mark has done this for the Turners and we really appreciate this. Thank you Mark. In addition, special thanks goes out to “Master Chef” Jack Bucaro, who cooked an outstanding prime rib dinner for everyone, the kitchen crew, which was lead by Dan Wascher and Bill Boergerhoff Jr. with the help of the servers D.J. Trunnell, Jeff Trunnell, Kaleigh Trunnell, Grace Roth, Tony Berrafato, and Cole Boergerhoff. Also the bartenders for the event Theresa Ernst, and KK. Also, thank you to MC Wayne Elste who was a big help with promoting the event. Thank you Wayne. Without the help of all these volunteers, we could not have put on this event.

The following weekend we had the turkey raffle, which was orchestrated by our fearless treasurer, Dennis Eder. Dennis has put this event together for a while now and we thank him for putting on such a great event. Special thanks go out to everyone who helped with the raffles. We were successful in raffling off a bunch of turkeys, ducks, pork loins, and liquor baskets for the club because of you. Thank you David Eder, Pat McCullugh and Pat Kennelly, I apologize I do not have all of your names if I forgot your name I apologize and we really appreciate your help. In addition, I would like to thank the kitchen help and the bartenders as well. A special thank you goes out to Lisa Alters, Theresa Ernst, Ryan Daly, Bill Genz, Kevin Jacob, Chuck Daily, and Jon Robinson (Jean’s nephew).

Without the help of all of these people, we could not have put on these events. If I forgot anyone I apologize, we appreciate your help as well. From all of us at the Elgin Turners we thank you for volunteering your time to the Turners.

On another note, if you read last month’s newsletter you know we passed a motion to make more funds liquid by not renewing a CD account when it comes due, and will be place within a more liquid account to be earmarked for renovations to the building. If you missed it, we had a long discussion about this at the last meeting. Regardless of which side you were on within the discussion, we all shared the same view that renovations/ improvements need to be made to the club. We have been forming a committee to address these issues within the club and are still looking for a more people to join the committee. Everyone is welcome to join the committee and encouraged to do so. The committee will be planning to convene in January. Please contact us if you are interested in joining this committee at the hall or give me a call . Once again thank you to all volunteers and Happy Holidays to all fellow Turner members. See you down at the hall.

Gut Heil!
Murray McGough, Vice President

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