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Gridiron Committee Academic Excellence Award in memory of Dutch Thornton (top GPA, $500 each) * Anthony Conrad, North: Two varsity letters; team captain football; National Honor Society member; 3.81 GPA (35th in class); to attend the University of Wisconsin (genetics). * Derek Damrow, South: Four varsity letters; school valedictorian; 4.0 GPA (first in class); to attend Wisconsin (pharmacy).

Local Elks Lodge Gets Applause! The State Library (USL) gave the Dixie Elks Lodge # 1749 in St. George a round of applause for their dedicated volunteer efforts for the blind. The Lodge was honored with a service award celebrating their 10 year partnership with USL. The Lodge has provided space in their building for volunteers to repair damaged cassette players. Thousands of cassette players have been repaired saving the State Library the cost of replacing the machines. "The State Library couldn't do what we do without volunteers," says State Librarian Donna Jones Morris. "Last year volunteers donated 1,245 hours repairing cassette players for the blind. It's estimated that the value of each hour of service is nearly $19 which totals more than $23,000 yearly."

Guess the younger generation would rather pay market rates for drinks than associate with old Elks.

Every Week at work we have "Thirsty Thursday" which usually takes place at the local Irish Pub called something like "Local Irish Pub" and we get our drinks and munchies. Usually three to four people show up, have a drink and head home. This week, someone brought up their distaste for the prices at the Irish Pub and that he knows of a place where the drinks are half price. "It's great" he says "It's called The Elk and the drinks are wicked affordable".

Grass skirts, flowered shirts and exotic cocktails gave the flavor of the South Seas at the recent inaugural Rotary Luau Fundraiser held by the Santa Clarita Valley Rotary Club. Co-sponsored by the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, Santa Clarita, Lodge No. 2379, the event helped benefit the club's biannual donations to 15 nonprofit organizations in the SCV.

This brother Elk must have one heck of a house to host 160 people!

Tax chief indicted on theft charges Thursday, April 30, 2009 BY TANYA DROBNESS AND CHRIS MEGERIAN Star-Ledger Staff The state attorney general yesterday announced the indictment of Morris County Tax Commis sioner Anthony Crecco on charges of conspiring to steal nearly $300,000 from his Elks Lodge to gamble in Atlantic City.

There's no denying the positives the Elks of Canada have achieved since its inception in 1912. The organization has dedicated itself to working for the good and welfare of the community with priorities for the needs of children, senior citizens and many others in mind. Special concern has always been placed on the need for nearly identification and rehabilitation of hearing-impaired children and their national charity, the Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children, has contributed over $15 million throughout the country in public awareness and special projects to bring about the early identification of those children.

PORTSMOUTH - The Portsmouth Elks Lodge on Jones Avenue looked like something out of a scene from "Grease" on Saturday when dozens of Seacoast residents came together to dance for a good cause. Marga Coulp - the owner of Classic Cutters Hair Salon - organized a "Sock Hop Charity Dance" with the hopes of raising $5,000 to benefit the Pease Greeters and other organization supporting United States troops.

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.

A full year before the notorious and legendary Elks Lodge Riot, there were indeed completely successful punk rock gigs held at downtown LA's Elk Lodge -- and by successful, I mean no police interruptions. One such set of gigs include the February 24 and 25 benefits for The Masque at the Elks Lodge. Many of the artists who performed are featured in today's photos (none of these pix are from the Elks Lodge show, however).

Missouri DWI news from the Missouri DWI lawyers at PulledOver.com Thursday, April 23, 2009 Elks lock horns over DWI arrest Imperial, MO When Al Ulsas called 911 to report an erratic driver, he believed he was doing the right thing - a value instilled by his Meramec-Arnold Elks Lodge. But the driver, James "Doug" Conley, turned out to be a fellow Elk. And Conley says Ulsas violated another tenet of the organization's creed when he made that call - never turn on a fellow Elk.

Early every Tuesday morning, members of the North Fort Myers Elks Lodge #2742 are busy getting ready for a weekly event. On that day, members of the Veterans Committee feed local homeless individuals and provide them with basics that improve their quality of life. The award-winning Veterans Outreach Program has been recognized as one of the best in the country by the Elks organization. It is also a model for other lodges and organizations across the U.S., Veterans Administration officials said.

Fond du Lac Elks Lodge 57, of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, is hosting the 2009 State Spring Convention of the Wisconsin Elks Association. Advertisement The event will run from April 30 to May 3 and hundreds of Elks from lodges throughout the state are expected to attend, according to a press release from the lodge. "We are pleased and proud to host national and state Elks leaders and so many Elk members from around Wisconsin who will be in Fond du Lac for our State Convention, and to show off our beautifully redecorated lodge building," said Brian Lorrigan, current Exalted Ruler of the Fond du Lac Lodge. "We look forward to partnering with our city's many hotels, motels, restaurants and businesses to give a warm welcome from the city and show the many nice things Fond du Lac has to offer."

The Dover Elks Lodge will be hosting a series of special events to honor the youth of our community. The Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) is a national organization committed to recognizing the accomplishments of our young people. This year the Lodge will be awarding over $16,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors in the area.

good stuff and a good thing we Elks do

DANVILLE -- In sports, competitors can become so bogged down by the pursuit of titles or statistics that they often lose sight of what is truly important. The simple act of competing and being part of a team moves into the shadows in place of the glorious pursuit of stardom.

Arcadia Elks Lodge Installs First Female Exalted Ruler photo_1 It was a history making evening as officers in their formal attire escorted Diane Stoner and her elected officers for 2009-2010

Thought you had to be proposed by a member and running ads was no no.

The South Hills Elks Lodge #2213 Is Accepting New member Applications During the Month of April and May. Must be 21 years of Age and an American Citizen. The Lodge is a private fraternal organization dedicated to assisting the Youth and veterans of the South Hills area.

DOVER - Emblem Club members from across the state converged on the Garrison City Sunday to fill backpacks with goodies for youths who've had family members in the military deploy overseas. The effort to make "hero packs" was a part of Operation: Military Kids.

Elks honored at installation event NASHUA - The Nashua Lodge of Elks 720, an 800-member Nashua-based fraternal organization, closed out its 2008-09 lodge year with the announcement and presentation of its three annual coveted awards. Sherrie Michalewicz was named the recipient of the Elk of the Year award for her contributions to the lodge's successful social activities, children's parties and the betterment of the Nashua Lodge of Elks 270.

Wow! SC has added a lodge in Fort Mill a few weeks ago and now one in Pendleton. In recent years, there have been Conway & Little river. Perhaps one more. All this made more possible by the change in the numbers needed (from 100 to 50) to request dispensation to form a lodge! I wonder who had the timerity to propose such a resolution?? Why Salisbury Elks 699!

PENDLETON - A new Pendleton Elks Lodge will be instituted this weekend. About 75 members will be part of the ceremony set to start at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Greenville Elks Lodge, said Jim Vogel, a spokesman for the Pendleton Lodge. Ceremonies on Saturday include institution of the new lodge, initiation of new members and installation of officers, Vogel said. The Greenville lodge is at 7700 Pelham Road.

Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge No. 2815 hosted lunch for 28 veterans from the blind and the geriatrics centers of the Tucson VA Hospital earlier this month. Veterans Service Committee Chairman Billy Tyre organized the April 4 event with help from Lodge House Committee members, who prepared Mexican food at the veterans' request.