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"Tiffin Elks Lodge 94 is celebrating 127 years in Tiffin. Exalted Ruler Joe Steinmetz, who joined the lodge seven years ago, is helping plan the event with other members. Why celebrate 127 years? "We want to commemorate 127 years of benevolence in Tiffin and celebrate another 100 years of active involvement in our community," Steinmetz said. Friday, dinner and live entertainment will take place for members and guests. Events Saturday are open to the public at 106 E. Perry St. Indoor and outdoor activities are to continue all day Saturday, with proceeds to benefit Disabled American Veterans. At 8 a.m., registration opens for a 5K run or 1K walk. An opening ceremony is at 9:30 a.m. and the race steps off at 10 a.m., following a route along Riverside Drive and downtown Tiffin. Registration for the 5K and 1K can be done up to the day of the race at $15 per person. The age groups are: 12 and under; 13-19; 20-34; 35-50; and over 50. Forms can be obtained at the Elks, Clover Club, Madison Street Tavern, Varsity Barber Shop, Champs Barber Shop, Pit Stop, Reino's and Ace Hardware. Checks should be made payable to Tiffin Elks Lodge 94. A grill and beverage bar opens at noon to serve all day. A mini-golf challenge and cornhole tournament are to begin at 1 p.m. in the parking lot. The cost is $20 per team for the cornhole tournament. To register, call (419) 447-2818 or email er@tiffinelks.com. Music also is planned. From 4-7 p.m., The House Band of Toledo is to play rock with a reggae and Cajun twist. Next, 8-11 p.m. is the "rooty music" of Dragon Wagon, with a mix of bluegrass, rock and folk. Steinmetz said the Elks National Foundation issues grants to qualifying lodges to meet community needs. Steinmetz said the Elks have partnered with organizations such as Winterfest and Tiffin-Seneca Heritage Festival and are looking for grant opportunities for both events this year. The Elks' core mission is benevolence. The lodge has donated to the Seneca County Opportunity Cente

Great interview Debbie. Thanks!

Question: How long have you been an Elk and how did you begin to rise through the ranks of Elkdom? Answer: This is my 11th year. As an Elk, if you are married, your spouse can go in (the club) all the time with you. But I did not have a male who was a member, so I had to join as a female as a member of the lodge. I had a friend of mine propose me, and that's how I became an Elk. I joined Dec. 21 of '98 ... and there was a change of officers (that year). We had no chaplain that year. And I had a dream in the shower that I'm going to be the next chaplain. Dave Myers was the exalted ruler at that time. It was a couple of weeks later, I was sitting at the club, and he (tapped me on the shoulder), and I turned around and said, ``Yeah, I'll do it.'' He said, ``What?'' I said, ``I'll be chaplain.'' He said, ``How did you know.'' I said, ``I dreamed I was going to be your next chaplain.'' I was chaplain for six years. I was appointed by six different exalted rulers.

a Wassom has gotten used to Michelle Kelemen's daily visits to her tidy yellow kitchen in North Boise. On a recent afternoon, Kelemen, a driver for the Senior Nutrition program, or Meals on Wheels, dropped off a hot tin of cheese ravioli and fruit crisp, with a salad on the side. Kelemen brought in the newspaper. She loosened the lid on a bottle of Ensure nutrition drink for later, and chatted a bit with Wassom before leaning over to give her a hug.

Arthur Robinson is a big man, and when he laughs, the area around him seems to light up. Robinson had caught a 6-inch perch, his first fish of the day, and when I told him to "hold that monster up" for a photo, he broke up laughing. The fishing was slow, but no one could say we weren't having a good time on a beautiful summer day. Robinson, who lives in Muskegon Heights and was a C-130 transport plane crew member in Vietnam, was one of 46 veterans hosted last week by members of St. Joseph Elks Lodge 541 for a day of food, fishing and fun. The vets are all patients at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Battle Creek. The Elks rounded up 16 local boats, some run by charter fishermen and others by sport fishermen, to take the vets out. All volunteered their time.

The summer golf calendar is filled with a myriad of benefit tournaments, but only a handful encompass such a worthy cause as the Arizona Elks Association Social Welfare Clothe-a-Child event. All the proceeds are used to purchase clothing for needy and disadvantaged children. "This is a statewide program, some of our clubs do it (donate clothes) at Christmas and some before the first day of school," said tournament chairman Becky Waer. "We do it through the schools, so it is kind of a confidential thing."

"More than a hundred Montrose residents came out to show their support and raise money for a fallen officer's family and two others injured in a July shooting. The Elks Lodge hosted a pasta dinner with donations from the community going straight to funds for the families involved in the shooting."

More than a hundred Montrose residents came out to show their support and raise money for a fallen officer's family and two others injured in a July shooting. The Elks Lodge hosted a pasta dinner with donations from the community going straight to funds for the families involved in the shooting.

What a tragedy as there are no winners here. Losing this lodge is a tremendous loss for the Elks and gives the Order quite a public black eye. Hopefully the remaining members of the Austin lodge can keep the facility. Even if they do win in court though it will be quite a struggle to regain the former membership, become financially stable and remain a viable non-profit for the long term. I wish them the best of luck. They will need it.

"The availability and locale of the property provided by the Elks Club is like an unanticipated gift that makes the proposed center possible, a dream of a multiuse facility that could become a reality. Additionally, the facility already has ample parking, a full-service restaurant, a bar, dance floors and rooms available for other activities."

"On Saturday night, January 23rd, the Ouray Elks will present Cabin Fever Night. Event chairman Jim Pettengill explains: "This event is a chance for everyone to shake off the mid-winter blahs and get out of the house for a great evening. We'll have a tasty beef stew dinner with all the trimmings at 5:30, a great silent auction until 7:00, karaoke at 7:30, and a variety of family games available in the parlor. "

"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.

Smoke to clear at Elks Lodge By Paul Leighton Staff writer BEVERLY - As Arthur Denault lined up a shot at the pool table yesterday afternoon, he took a puff on his ubiquitous pipe. It's a scene that has played out for decades inside the Beverly-Salem Elks Lodge, where the 89-year-old Denault has been a member for 29 years. It's also a scene that's about to end - at least the part including Denault's pipe.

BENNINGTON - The Bennington Elks Club will honor the town's resident senior track master, Bob Matteson, with a special ceremony at its Washington Avenue lodge on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The event will begin with a Flag Day ceremony, after which Matteson will be honored and presented with a resolution adopted by the Vermont State Legislature that "congratulates (Matteson) on his extraordinary accomplishments as a masters runner." Vermont governor James Douglas is scheduled to speak at the ceremony, as is Speaker of the House and longtime Matteson family friend Shap Smith.

HUDSON - Tranquility is what brings a balloonist to take to the sky in nothing but a basket, balloon and the power of hot air. ``It's a great escape when you're up there,'' said Bob Martel, a balloonist who helped coordinate the Hudson Elks' fifth annual Hot Air Balloon Festival.

"Alameda Elks celebrated their past, present and future on Saturday with an open house to commemorate the 100th anniversary of their lodge on Santa Clara Avenue. The opening of a 101-year-old time capsule was a highlight of the event, along with the awarding of a four-year scholarship and the taking of a group photo."

The annual White Lake Area Fourth of July fun starts off with the community parade at 10 a.m. The parade will again begin near Whitehall City Hall and will follow a route across the White River Bridge into downtown Montague. Parade participants are asked to meet downtown in Whitehall at 9 a.m. behind city hall. White Lake will be having its fireworks display at dusk, which should last for approximately 20 minutes at the northeast end of the lake. The fireworks will be visible from both the cities of Whitehall and Montague. Sponsored by the White Lake Area Elks, this year's patriotic spectacle will run a $6,500 tab. Donations to help fund the event will be especially appreciated due to increasingly tight budgets.

Kenai Elks lodge gets a makeover By Joseph Robertia | Peninsula Clarion Driving around Kenai it is quite common to see a moose, while seeing a bear is a little more rare, but motorists driving down Barnacle Way have been taking in an even more unusual spectacle: an 8-foot tall, 700-pound bull elk. "This past weekend we had people stopping and taking pictures of it," said Joel Macrander, exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge No. 2425.

On Sep. 24, 1908, the Elks Grand Lodge was petitioned to establish a Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge in Elkins by a group of local individuals hoping to have a club in Elkins. The Grand Lodge granted the charter committee's request on July 15, 1909, as Elkins Lodge No. 1135.

"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 "

"Friends of Jeremy Friedrich, 4, who remains in critical condition after becoming entangled in a jump rope, have planned a "Karaoke for a Cause" benefit at 7 p.m. on Jan. 9 at the Fullerton Elks Lodge. The $50 ticket will include food, a karaoke disc jockey and prizes awarded throughout the night. The net proceeds will go to the Friedrich family to help pay for medical expenses."

"TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer shot six times said Thursday that he's still thankful after a coin in his pocket stopped a deadly bullet. Officer Vann Streety is getting more good fortune: a generous donation from the Elks Lodge. Streety would love to be back along the water enforcing boating, fishing and other laws, but he still very much needs the community support he's getting."