Here are members of the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation board of directors for 2018-19. Front from left, they are: John Baylar, corporate vice chairman; Amy Jackson, West District director; Kristi Wykes, East District director; Bill Block, administrative manager; Tawn Williams, corporate chair; Sharon Kay Dirck, Area 2 director; John Feld, director emeritus; Charles Campbell, director emeritus; and Mark Bump, Area 4 director. In back are: Brad Beeson, West Central District director; Todd Lindsay, corporate secretary; Tom Hummel, director emeritus; Tom Deien, IEA president; George Hornung, IEA treasurer; Marvin Leathers, IEA secretary; Greg Verdun, IEA first vice president; Dick Wyninger, East Central District director; and Donald Koehler, Northwest District director.MIKE MANNING AWARD WINNER Rhiannon Pearse, front center, is flanked by her boyfriend Evan Blankenship, left, and Robinson Lodge 1188 Leading Knight Tony Murbarger. In back are: IECCC Administrative Manager Bill Block, IECCC Chair Tawn Williams and IECCC Vice Chair John Baylar.Kenny Beltz Award WINNER Addison Lagemann, front, second from left, is flanked from left by her father Bray Lagemann, her mother Laura Lane and grandmother Norma Lane. In back are: IECCC West District Director Brad Beeson, IECCC Director Emeritus Charles Campbell and IECCC East District Director Kristi Wykes.PETE MATSON AWARD WINNER Madeline Hartke, front center, is flanked by her mother Beth Hartke and IECCC Director John Feld. In back are: Mike Porter, Effingham Lodge 1016 secretary; Tom Zacha, Effingham Lodge chairman of trustees; Effingham Leading Knight Jim Neimann; and Exalted Ruler Matt Dammerman.BILL LEAS AWARD WINNER Chris Dietrich, front, second from right, is flanked by his twin brother Nick Dietrich, and parents, Nancy and John Dietrich. In back are: IEA West Central District Vice President Phillip Reilly, IECCC West Central District Director Amy Jackson, IECCC Northwest District Director Donald Koehler and IECCC East Central District Director Dick Wyninger.Scholarship recipients, front from left, are: Kenny Beltz Award winner Addison Lagemann, Bill Leas Award winner Chris Dietrich, Pete Matson Award winner Madeline Hartke and Mike Manning Award winner Rhiannon Pearse. In back are: IECCC Director Emeritus Tom Hummel, West Central Director Brad Beeson, Area 4 Director Mark Bump, Area 2 Director Sharon Kay Dirck, Administrative Manager Bill Block and board of directors Chair Tawn Williams.Tim Bain of Mt. Vernon Lodge 819, second from left, won the IEA individual competition for lecturing knight, and Jim Niemann of Effingham 1016, third from left, won for leading knight, at the IEA fall meeting in Springfield. They are flanked, from left, by ritual judge Jamey Hodges of Fairfield 1631 and IEA Ritualistic Chairman Roger Quinn, who’s also a member of the Grand Lodge Ritualistic Committee.Dave Edwards of Mt. Vernon 819, who won for exalted ruler. Larry George of Mt. Vernon Lodge, who won for chaplain, was unavailable for the photo.The IEA, at its fall meeting in Springfield, honored Metropolis 1428 and Brookfield 1510 lodges for winning first and second place, respectively, for net gain in membership in 2017-18. Then-IEA President Dave Jurmu recognized Metropolis Exalted Ruler Lyndall Qualls, left photo, and Brookfield ER Vicki Rolewicz, right photo, on behalf of their lodges. Metropolis posted a 13.6 percent membership increase, and was awarded $500.Brookfield had a 13.2 percent membership increase and won $250.The IEA, at its fall meeting in Springfield, honored Dixon police officer Mark Dallas (holding plaque) who was praised as a hero for intervening when a former student opened fire at Dixon High School in May. Dallas, the school resource officer, was recognized at the dinner highlighting the meeting in September. He received accolades from IEA President Tom Deien, Dixon Lodge Secretary Sharon Kay Dirck and Grand Secretary Bryan Klatt.Sharon Seibert of Fairview Heights Lodge 664 receives the 2017-18 IEA Family of the Year plaque on behalf of the Mike and Theresa Barrington family. She received the plaque from 2017-18 IEA President Dave Jurmu and Grand Secretary Bryan Klatt.Centralia Lodge 493 Secretary Joe Ray was honored as the 2017-18 IEA Secretary of the Year. With him are 2017-18 IEA President Dave Jurmu and Grand Secretary Bryan Klatt.IEA Webmaster Craig Smith, accompanied by IEA President Tom Deien, displays the plaque for winning the 2017-18 Grand Lodge Four Star Award for the IEA website. He received the award at the IEA fall meeting in Springfield.Newsette Editor Joe Baker displays the plaque for winning the 2017-18 Grand Lodge Five Star Award on behalf of the Illinois Elks Publication Corporation, which publishes the Newsette. He received the award from IEA President Tom Deien, left, and Grand Secretary Bryan Klatt. The award was the corporation’s 11th Five Star Award since 2002-03. (It did not apply for the award in 2013-14 through 2016-17.)
