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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."

Glad to see memories of this lodge have not gone completely away. I wonder why it failed and such a magnificent lodge was allowed to die?

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.

"Families found fun and fright Friday night at Elks Lodge 683 with its fifth annual Soggy Bottom House of Horrors. Proceeds support the lodge's charities. "I've been coming up here for three years," said Skylar Starr, 10, who braved the dark halls of the haunted house without screaming. "I come back because it changes a little bit every year. It's still scary and fun.""