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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.

Ranting and rambling on the Elks Rodeo By Brad Memberto / Sports Writer / bmemberto@santamariatimes.com "Are you Kidding Me?" "How come?" "Really?" "There's no way - How long have you lived here?" "Come on - why not?" Those were the comments of the first five people who I knew that I ran into Friday night at my first visit to the Elks Rodeo. Yes ladies and gentlemen, it was my first rodeo.

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.

added a sticky note just to see how this works. Need to join the group however in order to see the sticky note which can only be seen at the message home page on elks.org

"Some area residents with very giving hearts have several days making a Wausau family's dreams come true. Kristine Lippert now has a new front porch. When we were at her home earlier this summer. We showed you how hard it was for Kristine to get in and out of her home because of her poorly built ramp."

Some area residents with very giving hearts have several days making a Wausau family's dreams come true. Kristine Lippert now has a new front porch. When we were at her home earlier this summer. We showed you how hard it was for Kristine to get in and out of her home because of her poorly built ramp.

Now why would the leadership of any lodge sell their building without requesting permission from GL? And this is a lodge that is 115 years old? SMH If true, that's just a perfect illustration how far this organization has fallen. We do not seem to be attracting people with business and administration abilities or if we do then they are not willing to take on leadership responsibilities.

If you wonder why this lodge does such a tremendous job... it is how they nurture and honor all the volunteers. A great lesson for all of us

I wonder how much business they lost on that unnecessary closure?

Now why would the BPOE try to destroy this lodge? How much money is being wasted on attorneys? The GER to be was behind this as well. Zellen?

interesting to see how this fares for them. This lodge has over 300 members so losing control of their club room could be a bad .. or good thing.

glass tiles? how neat!

I wonder how much of a % of sales that they received?

Here's a unique and fun afternoon planned for the kids of Pierre SD. How cool!

Wonder how much this cost the Elks? It's not the IBPOE either that has gotten stung. Sad for the innocent kid who was killed as well as his family. Sometimes these rentals are just not worth it.

how cool..

It will be interesting to see how much public support they obtain from this plea

How bizarre. be glad this terrorist plot was foiled.

interesting and unique type of raffle. Purpose is for general fund too! How refreshing that a lodge will avoid the kneejerk reaction to only have fundraisers for charitable purposes. Too many neglect their own basic needs.

"At least that's how it seemed on Saturday when several hundred sick or disadvantaged youths and their families met for a holiday party at the Elks Lodge in San Pedro. Kids from around the Harbor Area took turns sitting on Santa's lap, playing games and being served a nice lunch by volunteers. "

"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. "