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"Canton Elks Lodge No. 626 has presented a check for $10,000 to the Spoon River College Foundation and is establishing a named endowed scholarship for second-year Fulton County students attending Spoon River College."

"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."

"A west-central Illinois Elks Lodge has agreed to pay more than $100,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by three bartenders."

"A west-central Illinois Elks Lodge has agreed to pay more than $100,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by three bartenders."

"Woodbridge, Va. - During the weekend of May 21 to 24, Woodbridge Elks Lodge 2355 provided encouragement and support to 31 members of "The Greatest Generation""

"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.""

"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."

"Bob Janovic, exalted ruler of the two-year-old Shallotte Elks Lodge, noticed soon after moving here that, while Shallotte has Memorial Day services and veterans recognition events, there is no physical memorial honoring veterans-something the public can view year-round to pay tribute to local veterans and those killed in action."

"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."

"Toledo Elks Lodge replaces 8-year-old boy's stolen wheelchair Written by Jennifer S. White | | jwhite@toledofreepress.com Eight-year-old Dustin Craig has cerebral palsy and requires a wheelchair for mobility. In August, his wheelchair was stolen, but Toledo Elks Lodge No. 53 presented Craig with a new, custom-designed wheelchair in a ceremony Sept. 25. "That is my wheelchair," Craig said. "It has my name on the back.""

"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."

"The Katy Elks lowered the U.S. flag at its lodge to half staff at 9 a.m. Monday, signaling a remembrance for all U.S. veterans and all they have given to provide a safer place for everyone and to preserve this county's freedom."

"Mike Klotzbach and Mike Corona showed up at the Batavia Elks Lodge #950 today, they said, for a sense of closure. Klotzbach had been involved with the lodge for more than a decade and Corona for nearly 15 years."

Wow! Perhaps there is hope for our Order yet.

odd..what's a state doing?

Well these guys just became millionaires

Our endorsed GER candidate is from Michigan

Nice public relations piece

Looks like fun and started by an Elk and nurtured by the Lodge for 40 years!!

Very troubling