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neat old building. glad it is getting a second life

Sorry to hear of this lodge closing its building. Wasn't that many years ago that this place was rocking. Wonder what happened?

Elks work with other veteran groups to build a memorial

It's good to see bold leadership with a bold plan.

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

gosh.. hate to see this. This was once a very thriving lodge with over 500 members. Now 112? Beautiful building but lacked a pool. Such a shame

"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."

"ONEIDA - The Oneida Elks Lodge 767 will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of establishing headquarters at 191 Main St. on May 30 from 3-6 p.m. at the lodge. There will be refreshments served and Back to the Country will perform on the porch. "We have one of the nicest lodge facilities in the whole Central New York district," said Don Skinner, Elks trustee. "This building is a very historic part of downtown Oneida. I'd hate to ever see it go.""

"The Wausau Elks Community Ramp Builders will continue to plan, design and build accessible ramps for the elderly and disabled citizens of Marathon County. Wausau Elks Lodge No. 248 is one of 49 recipients nationwide to receive an Impact Grant this year from the Elks National Foundation, the charitable arm of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks."

"The State High Dance Marathon will run from 7 p.m. Feb. 12 to 7 a.m. Feb. 13 at the State High South Building gymnasium. About 300 State High students will dance during that time to raise money for the Pennsylvania Elks Home Service Program"

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.

"In its early years, the all-male membership of the Redondo Beach Elks Lodge held court inside a brick building that sat in the shadow of the famed Hotel Redondo. "

"MASON CITY - The North Iowa Community Credit Union has filed a foreclosure suit against the Mason City Elks Lodge and several other parties for defaulting on a promissory note to the credit union. According to the suit, Elks Lodge 375 Building Association signed a promissory note on June 23, 2008, for $25,000."

"Russ Horne, pastor at Sharpsburg Family Worship Center, is having a big month. First, his church moved to a twice-the-size building to accommodate a slew of new members. He topped that off by being named the Etna Elks "Citizen of the Year," during the group's annual banquet."

Gila County Historical Society / Courtesy photo The Elks building not long after it was built in 1910. GLOBE - The Globe Elks Lodge #489 has been part of Globe's history for over a century. The lodge was first instituted on May 27, 1899, in response to the petition of a group of local business and professional men, with the initiation of 16 men. "

"MIDDLETOWN - The noise of the Elks lodge's busy bar was faint in the small back office of the building, where the clicking of keyboards filled the room with sound. "

"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."

Elks Club to open restaurant By Samantha Swindler / Managing Editor The Tri-County Elks Lodge is taking on a unique fundraising venture - they're planning to open a restaurant on Corbin's Main Street. K.R. Deaton, a member of the lodge's board of trustees, said the Elks are interested in opening a restaurant in the club's remodeled building at 207 North Main Street.

SUMMIT -- The local Elks Club is enjoying a resurgence in membership, and Exalted Ruler Mike Williams is fairly sure he knows why. "It's the charitable works we do," he said, "and the comradeship we have here, both social and charitable." Members of the lodge, headquartered on the second floor of a downtown Maple Street building, abide by four principals: justice, charity, brotherhood and fidelity.

Intriguing observation about the Loveland elks

I had never set foot into the Elks lodge in Loveland before covering this assignment. I was struck at how untouched the building seemed to be. Untouched since the early 70s that is. I have noticed over the course of my career how I seem to gravitate to things that are dated.