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Here's a list of businesses who have lost lots of business or closed due to smoking bans. Includes some FL Elks

"Miki McMurtry, outgoing Exalted Ruler of Fort Pierce Elks 1520, hosted a "Made It Happen" party last night (3-20-10) and everyone celebrated the great year the Elks Lodge had during Miki's term. Many, many functions were held during the year under Miki's tutelege, all to benefit one of the many Charities the Elks supports. "

"WINTER HAVEN - Elk: They are the largest of the deer family, an animal that is fleet of foot, timorous of doing wrong, but ever ready to combat in defense of self or of the female of the species. "

Elks Lodge raises over $2,000 and 13 units of blood for center BY LISA NEWELL Gulf Breeze News lisa@gulfbreezenews.com The mother-daughter team of Shirley Hart and Darla Richardson coordinated the Elks Loge Blood Drive, Several people rolled up their sleeves and many others emptied their wallets Saturday, June 20 at the Elks Lodge's Blood Drive held in coordination with the Northwest Florida Blood Center.

Elks Lodge 1795 hosted a benefit Sunday on Okaloosa Island for the families of fallen Okaloosa County Deputies Burt Lopez and Warren "Skip" York. On April 25, Lopez and York were trying to serve a warrant on 28-year-old Joshua Cartwright, who was wanted on domestic violence charges. Cartwright shot them both outside the Shoal River Gun Club, east of Crestview, and they later died at a hospital in Pensacola. Fellow officers remember two brave men who died as heroes.

MATILLA, Florida - Saw it with my own eyes. The Elks, that would be the Benevolent Order of Elks, are recruiting members and advertising themselves with Yahoo banner ads. Good job. In our Bowling Alone era, most hereditary and benevolent societies are struggling, and none more struggling than what were traditionally male benevolent groups. All of these groups still play a strong part in our culture, millions of members, though they are mostly forgotten by the media. If you read The New York Times, you wouldn't even know they exist. But the Jaycees, Rotary, Kiwanis, Sertoma and Knights of Columbus all still soldier on, though members are getting older and these groups must attract new members to stay viable.