FLORENCE ELKS LODGE #1858
1686 12th Street
Florence, Oregon
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Florence Elks Lodge #1858
First Responder Meet & Greet was a great success! Inspire Culinary Academy volunteered & made Hoagie sandwiches on freshly baked rolls. We are so fortunate to have such a great group of responders in our community and thank them very much!
(L-R) PAUL MEEKER - SR. CHEF INSTRUCTOR , BRIAN DODGE, IAN YOUNG, DANI HINE, JUSTICE SCITE-McNEELY, GRAHAM ROSS - PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Inspire Culinary Academy's Belguim Waffle Breakfast September 28th, 2024 was a great success & we want to thank the Florence Elks Lodge and our community! The Florence Elks Lodge has graciously let us train at the Lodge kitchen and host our fundraiser with numerous volunteers from the Lodge.
(L-R) Paul - 2nd Place, Leigh - 3rd place, Rick - 1st Place
Florence Elks Lodge #1858 completed their
"Veterans Suicide Prevention Benefit Pool Tournament" Saturday, August 24 late in the afternoon. Although there weren't as many competitors, the level of play was outstanding. You could tell the players have been working to up their game as several rounds went to the final game!
Along with the superb play, players participated in several rounds of raffle prizes. After all was said and done, prizes were handed out to the top four finishers.
Del Bandy secured Fourth Place and was the winner of the "Scratch Ball Pot" of $9.25.
Leigh Zaphiropoulos came in Third Place and won a one night stay at Three Rivers Resort with a free round of golf for two.
Paul Kinney won Second Place and the prize of a barbeque/charcoal/Elks pullover/Jack Daniels Gift set donated by Bonnie MacDuffee and the Florence Ladies of Elks.
Rick Umbinetti took home the honor of First Place! His prize was a $250 gift from C&M Stables and gift cards from almost every restaurant in Florence!
Florence Elks Lodge #1858 would like to thank all the sponsors. Three Rivers Resort,
C & M Stables, Florence Ladies of Elks, Bonnie MacDuffee, Mary & George Bandy, Paul Ricard, Paul Kinney, Spunky Gray, Florence Elks Share Shop, Wayne Sharp, The Human Bean, Driftwood Market & Deli, Fred Meyers Grocery, Nosh, and The Firehouse. And special thanks to all that helped put on the tournament, Lisa Brenner, Cindy Sherman, Spunky Gray, George Bandy and Paul Kinney!
SENDING OUT A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO FLORENCE ELKS LODGE #1858 MEMBER SHERI SUSEE (ssusee10@yahoo.com) FOR DONATING HER BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPH FOR THE NEW WEBSITE HEADER!
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Florence Elks Lodge #1858 was voted BEST OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY for the 2ND Year by the Siuslaw Newspaper !!! Congratulations to ALL of our volunteers that make this happen!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO TWO-TIME PER ROGER MCCORKLE FOR 55 YEARS AS A FLORENCE LODGE ELK! QUITE A MILESTONE AND STILL GOING STRONG!
I've been asked to reflect on my 55 years as an Elk. When I joined Elks #1858 in 1968, we were a much smaller organization, both in numbers of members and size of our facility.
Membership was approximately 300 to 350. Since then, the Lodge has been as high as 1800 plus, back down to 400-450, and today is approximately 900 members. The building included what is today the main bar, the dance floor, the East Dining area, and the offices on the north side of the building. Interesting when you compare that to the current size of our building.
Over my years as an Elk, the one thing that has always stood out is the members. From our Charter members to our current members, without everyone's support, this Lodge would have closed 15 years ago when we were financially broke. We didn't close, and that was due to the determination of the members to survive as a Lodge. Personally, I have had the great honor of serving as an officer of our Lodge, a committeeman of the State Association (OSEA), and as an officer of the Grand Lodge.
Thank you all for being a part of my 55 years as an Elk.
Roger McCorkle, #1152
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