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It was a windy but sunny day at Mozingo Lake for the 2009 Elks Kids Fishing Tournament. Thirty boys and girls signed up for the event and were split into four age groups. Winners in the age 3-6 group were, first, Gabe Evelore; second, Lanae Eggers; third, Dylon Wilmes; age 7-9 group: Colton Wilmes, Caitlyn Burke and Morgan Goodridge, age 10-12 group: Elijah Greene, Emily Degase and Terrence Eckstein; age 13-14 group: Jace Stroburg and Michelle Verbick. The largest fish was a 6.55 pound catfish caught by Gabe Everlore. Bill Foster, event chairman, gave out the awards of tackle boxes and fishing rods and reels. Other Elks members helped with registration, fish weighing and cooking hot dogs for all attending.

WOONSOCKET - The city and Woonsocket Lodge of Elks will host their annual children's fishing derby on Saturday, April 11, the first day of fishing season. The event takes place at Cass Park pond, where the state Department of Environmental Management has stocked trout.

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.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Apparently tradition runs deep among the Elks, deep enough for the Springfield Lodge of Elks 46th annual fishing derby Saturday at Forest Park. Springfield area boys and girls up to the age of 12 participated in the fishing derby at Barney Pond in Forest Park.

"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."

That will be a fun outing for kids!

win/win!

Brazos Valley Elks Lodge No. 859 at 304 Mobile Ave. in Bryan will hold its fourth annual Veterans' Fish Fry at 12:30 p.m. It will feature a free catfish lunch. Kirk Storey, the Elks' state president, will present the Elks Medal of Valor to two families that have lost someone in Iraq or Afghanistan.