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"EVERETT - Whenever work takes truck driver Bob Walsh out of town, he knows he'll find a hot meal and a friendly smile at any Elks lodge. A member of the Everett Elks, Walsh joined hundreds of Elks from all over the state on Saturday afternoon to celebrate the new home of Lodge No. 479."

EVERETT - Whenever work takes truck driver Bob Walsh out of town, he knows he'll find a hot meal and a friendly smile at any Elks lodge. A member of the Everett Elks, Walsh joined hundreds of Elks from all over the state on Saturday afternoon to celebrate the new home of Lodge No. 479.

A tragedy of epic proportions. Elks manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Sell $15 million facility for a third of it's value. Plus throw in 150 acres for these questionable buyers to sell off to developers. Shame on the Elks for abandoning 80 senior Elks and a 100 year legacy.

good job and excellent public relations. However, the elks are a fraternal organization. Not a civic one. Community service work grows out of the bonds forged by the fireside of the Elks home. Not the other way around. Subtle but huge distinction

Just as I predicted, these boys got the gift of a lifetime. .. our 100 yr old crown jewel 'the elks Home' for a song. Borrowed the money to pay the 4.5 million selling price (appraised value $15mm) and two years later get advanced $10mm more!!. I guarantee they won't be putting all that money in the Home but mostly in their back pockets. This article points out some crucial misinformation from GL. "We could never break even as the most residents we could have is 120", well these former consultants to the Elks Home knew better. They are at 185!!. Break even was well below that!! Tragic, sad and totally unnecessary.

"Milton Creagh, the Elks National Spokesman on drug awareness spoke to students from Jamestown, Prairie Home, Bunceton and Jefferson Junior High, Columbia, at Jamestown C-1 School Wednesday, Oct. 7."

Milton Creagh, the Elks National Spokesman on drug awareness spoke to students from Jamestown, Prairie Home, Bunceton and Jefferson Junior High, Columbia, at Jamestown C-1 School Wednesday, Oct. 7.

"This Sunday, October 18 at 10am, Project Church is moving to our new home at the Elks Theatre in downtown Rapid City and we want you to join us. This move signifies a new chapter in the story of Project Church. One year ago we began gathering at Alternative Fuel Coffee House in hopes of creating a community where people who are exploring the Christian faith can belong before they believe and where believers can grow in their relationship with God and be in community with one another."

This Sunday, October 18 at 10am, Project Church is moving to our new home at the Elks Theatre in downtown Rapid City and we want you to join us. This move signifies a new chapter in the story of Project Church. One year ago we began gathering at Alternative Fuel Coffee House in hopes of creating a community where people who are exploring the Christian faith can belong before they believe and where believers can grow in their relationship with God and be in community with one another.

"Myron Hawkins knew the Bellingham Elks lodge had become a second home when he looked into the eyes of a grateful mother who was leaving the annual Christmas party. "Years ago, a woman at our party expressed thanks when she told me, 'That's the only Christmas my kids will get,'' Hawkins recalled. "Now I know I'll never stop working with the Elks because of that one grateful comment.""

When it comes to community events, it's hard to imagine Elks Lodge No. 2127 or Emblem Club No. 350 not being involved. Activities for scholarship dollars, literacy in the schools, helping students finance out-of-state travel, wounded veterans, fundraisers for community members whose homes have been destroyed or are facing serious medical challenges or any of a number of issues Elks and the Emblem Club are there. Saturday, they're at it again with the annual July Fourth scholarship barbecue. Admission is $15 at the door or free with a $100 raffle ticket. In addition to food and games for the kids, a raffle drawing begins at 1 p.m. with more than $16,000 in cash prizes.

The families of two fallen soldiers were the guests of honor Monday at a Memorial Day ceremony hosted by the Elks Lodge 859 of Bryan. Mark Kay Edwards received the Elks Medal of Valor for her son Billy, who died in Iraq in 2007. He spent two years at Texas A&M before joining the army. "For them to remember us and give us something special for Billy, it just makes it all the more special," she said. "He was a great kid for us. But knowing that everybody else remembers him and honors him, you know that just makes us feel good."

The Portland-based McMenamins will turn its redevelopment magic toward Tacoma to renew the dilapidated Elks Temple in downtown.

The Portland-based McMenamins will turn its redevelopment magic toward Tacoma to renew the dilapidated Elks Temple in downtown looks like a group that will reinvent what the Elks used to be all about!.

"I grew up going to the Elks Home in Bedford during Christmas, but I think yesterday was the first time in my 31 years that I've gone with snow on the ground. It's a great sight -- if you're in the area go check it out while the snow is still around"

"Robert Wood, Kansas Veterans Home resident, will be recognized Wednesday morning during the Today Show on the occasion of his 100th birthday. The congratulations announcement will be made at 8:30 a.m. on NBC Channel 3. Several other special events are also planned in Wood's honor. Winfield Elks Lodge 732 will be hosting a birthday party for Wood at 1 p.m. Tuesday. According to KVH social worker, Jill Hayslip, the local Elks Lodge has adopted Triplett Hall residents and provides monthly birthday parties for them."

added a sticky note just to see how this works. Need to join the group however in order to see the sticky note which can only be seen at the message home page on elks.org

For the last 3 years, the Wausau Elks Lodge has been building wheelchair accessible ramps for the elderly and people with diabetes. And with the help from the Elks National Foundation, the Wausau lodge can continue their charitable work.

highest point in Aspen? cool plus they are home to a 1,000 brother elks!

New Egypt Elks Lodge #2457 recently constructed 10 handicapped accessible picnic tables for the Vineland Veteran's Home. Advertisement Lumber was generously donated by Pro-Build of Lakewood and Ace Hardware of New Egypt. Lodge members delivered the tables as well as sundae toppings and supplies for the veterans to enjoy an ice cream social.

I'm sure chicago is an endless money pit. Need to have a program to move homeless vets out of that corrupt hell hole of a town. They could have done it if they haven't had given away the Elks home for a song. there was 200 acres and it is just so very hard to believe that this crown jewel of elkdom couldn't have been utilized for veterans.

Guess the younger generation would rather pay market rates for drinks than associate with old Elks.

Every Week at work we have "Thirsty Thursday" which usually takes place at the local Irish Pub called something like "Local Irish Pub" and we get our drinks and munchies. Usually three to four people show up, have a drink and head home. This week, someone brought up their distaste for the prices at the Irish Pub and that he knows of a place where the drinks are half price. "It's great" he says "It's called The Elk and the drinks are wicked affordable".

The Watertown Elks are distributing free dictionary reference books to all of the public school third-grade classes in Watertown, Jefferson, Johnson Creek and Lake Mills. The local Dictionary Project is being funded through a donation from the Watertown Elks Lodge. The idea for The Dictionary Project began in 1992 when Annie Plummer of Savannah, Ga., gave 50 dictionaries to children who attended a school close to her home. Each year she continued to give this gift, raising money to help give more and more books so that in her lifetime she raised enough money to buy 17,000 dictionaries for children in Savannah.