I just got an email from someone who is also interested in the JOL Lodge. I had sent him a copy of the newsletter that I posted about a few days ago and this is the reply I got from him...

THANKS FOR THE E-MAIL. THE ARTICLE ON PAGE 3 UNDER BILLY BRAY'S HOT SHOTS MENTIONS A BILL HAYES --- THIS WAS MY WIFE'S UNCLE WHO KILLED HIMSELF IN 1942, HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE CHICAGO MAFIA. MY WIFE WAS BORN IN 1946 AND OBVIOUSLY NEVER NEW BILL. THE JOHNNY OROS THAT TRAINED HORSES THERE USED TO FREQUENT THE SKYCLUB IN AURORA WHERE MY WIFE'S DAD TENDED BAR. THIS WAS THE PLACE TO GO IN AURORA. THE TOMMY JONES WHO WAS THE CATERING MANAGER WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF THE HAYES FAMILY AND LIVED IN EAGLE RIVER.