(PHOTO PROVIDED / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
STATE COVENTION … Heather Johnson, left, Junior Past Regent of Montpelier Chapter 270, Women of the Moose, received her Golden Gavel Award honors and her father, Jim Heller, right, from Montpelier Moose Lodge 312, was installed as Ohio State Moose Association Assistant Sergeant-at-arms for 2024-25 at the August convention in Independence. Congratulations Heather and Jim!
Two members of Montpelier Moose Lodge 312 received honors during the August annual convention of the Ohio State Moose Association held in Independence, near Cleveland, recently.
Heather Johnson, Junior Past Regent of Montpelier Chapter 270, Women of the Moose, received her Golden Gavel Award (formerly Green Cap) in special ceremonies.
She qualified for this award, only given to Junior Past Regents, by serving the chapter as Senior Regent during the 2022-23 chapter year, sponsoring new or re-enrolled chapter members and the chapter earning the Award of Achievement.
Heather also served a second term as Senior Regent during the 2023-24 chapter year and has received the Academy of Friendship Degree.
Installed as Assistant Sergeant-at-arms for the Ohio State Moose Association for 2024-35 was Heather’s father, Jim Heller, who will serve on the OSMA state board.
Jim is a Montpelier Lodge Past Governor, Past President of Maumee Valley 30 Moose Legion, Past President of OSMA District 4 and holder of the Pilgrim Degree of Merit.
Also attending the OSMA convention from Montpelier were Heather’s husband Brad, current Lodge President Denny Bishop, representative, and Lodge Vice President Joe Beebe.
The official visitor for the convention was Gordon Dailey, Director of Operations from Moose International at Mooseheart, IL.
Installed as the new president for the Ohio State Moose Association was Andew VonVille from Marietta.
Convention activities included the Buckeye Awards and two Montpelier members, Larry Gorsuch and Steve Schnarre, were nominated for Buckeye Sportsman of the Year.
The Moose is an international fraternal organization supporting Mooseheart, “The Child City”, near Aurora, IL, and Moosehaven, “City of Contentment”, member retirement community at Orange Park, FL.
This year’s membership theme is “Embrace Our Community”, with the lodge and chapter making donations not only to Mooseheart and Moosehaven but also to projects in the community seeking assistance.
