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nice idea and good exposure for the lodge. Of course, our paranoid AON insurance company would probably go ballistic. This AON company IMHO needs to be removed and replaced with another company. They are killing lodges rental revenue streams with their paranoia.

Couldn't agree with you more... Only problem AON is like every other insruance company, there in it to make MONEY!!!

This lodge was given the bowling equipment by a private operator who went out of business. It would be cool if they could find a way to make it work in their lodge. I wish our lodge had room for a bowling center. That's lots of fun.

Wow! 1200 people attended. Funds raised FOR the LODGE. They have there priorities straight. Lodge first, charity second.

"DANBURY -- After more than a year of being under contract, the Elks Lodge on Main Street has been sold to a downtown church. The Elks, who constructed the lodge with arched windows and stained glass around 1930, sold the building to the Revival Church for $1.2 million, according to Jack Knapp, the fraternal order's treasurer."

"Mike Klotzbach and Mike Corona showed up at the Batavia Elks Lodge #950 today, they said, for a sense of closure. Klotzbach had been involved with the lodge for more than a decade and Corona for nearly 15 years."

"SIERRA VISTA - Looking to get the word out about its activities, the Elks lodge set up shop in the Mall at Sierra Vista on Saturday. The Elks don't typically tout their efforts, said Dutch Bowen, a Loyal Knight with Lodge 2065."

VERO BEACH - The Vero Beach Elk's Lodge # 1774 is proud to announce that Monsignor Irvine Nugent of St. Helen's Parish has graciously accepted their invitation to be this year's Grand Marshall for the St. Patrick's Day Parade being sponsored by the Vero Beach Elks Lodge.

"LANCASTER -- The local Elks lodge was closed and its charter revoked because of financial problems that included failing to pay bills. The club's finances were among the reasons cited in a letter, obtained by the Eagle-Gazette, sent to lodge members by Elks Grand Lodge. The letter was written and signed by Grand Exalted Ruler James Nichelson."

"The Grand Elks Lodge, the Chicago-based national organization, sent out letters in late January advising members of the Albert Lea chapter that they could join other chapters. The charter for the Albert Lea Elks Lodge No. 813 - which had been the largest in Minnesota - was revoked on Jan. 27."

"Craft fair, swap meet Sunday at Elks Lodge KINGMAN - The Kingman Elks Charity Craft Fair and Swap Meet is from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the lodge, 900 Gates Ave. Spaces will be available inside the Lodge and in the parking lot. Cost of space rental and tables is $10 or $15 for two to benefit Elks National Foundation, the charity arm of the Elks. "

"Battle Creek Elks Lodge #131 teamed up with Garden Grove, California Lodge #1952, to provide gift baskets to local firefighters to show our support for the dedicated work they do to keep us all safe. "

"If you often see need in the community but don't know how to go about meeting it, the proposed Mount Pleasant Elks Lodge might be for you. Leaders, including acting exalted ruler Michael Fenwrick of West Ashley, have been working for the past year to attract enough members to start an Elks Lodge in Mount Pleasant. They need about 20 more members to reach the 100 necessary for a charter. "

"Plans to build four indoor tennis courts on the southeast side of the Billings Elks Lodge won a vote of confidence from members Wednesday night. Fraternal lodge members attending the meeting voted overwhelmingly to proceed with construction, according to Al Kersich, exalted ruler of Elks Club Lodge 394."

"Toledo Elks Lodge replaces 8-year-old boy's stolen wheelchair Written by Jennifer S. White | | jwhite@toledofreepress.com Eight-year-old Dustin Craig has cerebral palsy and requires a wheelchair for mobility. In August, his wheelchair was stolen, but Toledo Elks Lodge No. 53 presented Craig with a new, custom-designed wheelchair in a ceremony Sept. 25. "That is my wheelchair," Craig said. "It has my name on the back.""

"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.

Elks honored at installation event NASHUA - The Nashua Lodge of Elks 720, an 800-member Nashua-based fraternal organization, closed out its 2008-09 lodge year with the announcement and presentation of its three annual coveted awards. Sherrie Michalewicz was named the recipient of the Elk of the Year award for her contributions to the lodge's successful social activities, children's parties and the betterment of the Nashua Lodge of Elks 270.

A Cleburne organization is helping those in crisis after winning a $10,000 national grant. The Cleburne Elks Lodge received the grant last year after Sharen Rotenberry, chairman of the Elks National Foundation for the Cleburne Lodge, applied for the Elks National Foundation impact grant, meant to help local charitable organizations.

The Elks are a fraternal organization founded in 1868, although the organization had previously existed under the name of Jolly Corks. The first lodge was formed in New York City. The local lodge is focused on Maplewood and Irvington as well as South Orange and hosts a pancake breakfast every second Sunday of the month. Other fundraising events include a golf outing in July and a pig roast in September.

"A Halloween party late Friday night erupted into chaos and resulted in the shooting of a 21-year-old woman. The incident began at about 10:30 p.m. at the Elk's Lodge No. 559 at 2850 Redwood St., Vallejo Lt. Lee Horton said. The lodge had rented out the location to a group for a paid-admission Halloween party, Horton said. The promoter of the event had told members of the lodge that the event "

Well good luck. But with an average age of 70, odds are slim they will make it. Tragic. Actually, most of California lodges average age is in the 70's. Only some are under 60.

Grass Valley lodge also has a fantastic web site that is a treasure trove of historic info. If you get the opprotunity to visit, don't hesitate, stop in and check it out this historic lodge.