Moose Lodge celebrates new Facility

Moose Lodge celebrates new space with community party(image placeholder)Appeal TribuneSeptember 20(image placeholder)Stayton groups plans to make (image placeholder)a difference(image placeholder)(image placeholder)By Kathleen Ellyn(image placeholder)The Stayton Mail(image placeholder)(image placeholder)The Loyal Order of Moose Stayton Lodge #2639 will host an open house 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at its new meeting place, the old WVI building, 41818 Kingston-Jordan Road. (image placeholder)The building is owned by Stayton Cooperative Telephone Company and is being leased to the Moose as a community service, according to Moose spokesperson Suzi Kilby. (image placeholder)The community is invited to the open house where they can learn all about Moose membership and enjoy another free picnic. Volunteer chefs will fire up the famous Moose barbecue for a free picnic lunch of hamburgers, pulled pork sandwiches and beverages. There will be gifts for children, a drawing for door prizes, music and games.(image placeholder)The Stayton Moose Lodge was founded in April of 2005 and since then the Moose have been busy with both local and international projects. (image placeholder)Locally they were co-sponsors and coordinators of the 4th of July parade and worked as volunteers at the Marion County Fair and the Covered Bridge Festival. The famous Moose barbecue also has seen service, providing free picnic fare, at local events including the Santiam Park dedication. Moose members enjoy all aspects of community picnic fun and enjoy providing music and other entertainment at the events. The Moose also fired up the grill at SummerFest with all of the proceeds from their full rib, burger or sausage dinners going to the Stayton Library Foundation. Proceeds from the barbecue at the Aumsville Corn Festival also will be donated to a charity selected at an upcoming Moose Lodge meeting.(image placeholder)Internationally the fraternity supports Mooseheart Child City and School, a 30-home residential childcare facility in Chicago for children and teens in need and Moosehaven, a full community retirement home in Orange Park, Florida for dependent retired members of Moose lodges.(image placeholder)The Stayton Lodge is anxious to take on two more major causes here in the valley, but require more members to make that desire a reality. (image placeholder)“We want to take on the issue of the lack of beds in mental health facilities,” said Suzi Kilby, spokesperson for the Moose. “For the youth, we also would like to sponsor a little league baseball team and a Boy Scout or Cub Scout troop. Obviously we’ll need to grow bigger to do that.”(image placeholder)If you are interested in joining the Moose Lodge or in supporting Moose projects, attend the open house or call Moose Governor Warren Kilby at (503) 859-2974.