FLORENCE ELKS LODGE #1858
1686 12th Street
Florence, Oregon
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THE ROLLING ELKS
FEBRUARY 2025
ROLLING ELKS OFFICERS
OUR ANNUAL ELECTIONS WERE HELD AND THE NEW OFFICERS FOR THE 2026-2027 YEAR ARE:
President - Andrew Sturgill
Vice President - Tom Beall
Secretary - Sharron de Montigny
Treasurer - Sharon Beall
Membership - Tina Johnson.
We talked about suggestions for Wednesday night dinners and passed a sheet for members to list their favorites. Our club is encouraged to support the dinner after our meetings on Wednesdays. New members Larry and Esther Brown were welcomed. Sharron shared that she and John took 30 Christmas cards to the VA in Lebanon. Thanks, everyone, for signing them! Our campouts for the coming year are set. Members are encouraged to make reservations soon, as many RV parks have early registration requirements. Our first outing will be a dinner at the Florence Elks RV Park on March 14th and it will be a St. Pat’s Dinner hosted by the Andrades and de Montignys. It was decided that guests at our events will pay $10 for dinner. If you wish, bring your RV out and spend the night! No one won the membership drawing but Andrew Sturgill won the 50/50 drawing. If you have an RV and are looking for a fun group to spend quality time with, please join us at our meetings on the 1st Wednesday at 3:30 at the Lodge.
Sharron de Montigny, secretary
2026 CAMP DATES
Mar. 14th- St Patrick’s Dinner at Judd Huntington RV Park in Florence. Hosts- de Montigny’s and Andrade’s
Apr. 15th-18th – Old Stone Village in McMinnville. Hosts- Andrade’s
May 19th-22nd- Keizer Elks RV Park. Host- Sue Bennett
June 7th-10th- Bend/Sister RV Park. Hosts- Tina Johnson and Andrew Sturgill
July 17th-20th- Bandon By the Sea RV Park. Hosts- Otzman’s and Myers
Aug. 16th-20th- Netarts Bay Garden RV Park. Hosts are pending
Sept. 10th-14th- Ko-Kwel Casino RV Park. Hosts- Beall’s
Oct. 8th-11th- Sutherlin/Umpqua Valley RV Park. Hosts- de Montigny’s
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ROLLING ELKS:
The Rolling Elks is a group of Florence members who share the interest of RV travel and camping out or “Glamping”. We currently have 35 member rigs. We meet the first Wednesday of each month at the Florence Elks Lodge at 3:30. p.m. and generally have 30+ members in attendance.
Don’t have an RV? Most of the campgrounds we visit have tent sites, cabins or even Yurts available!
March through November you’ll find us enjoying quick trips, 3-4 days, to local beaches and campgrounds or even a multi-stop outing. Our volunteer Hosts/Wagonmasters plan and lead trips of all types and venues. Membership doesn’t require your attendance at every event.
Being a Wagonmaster or Host of a campout is primarily finding an RV Park location and reserving spaces for our group. It is not required that the hosts have a structured itinerary.
The Rolling Elks are on the move again! Wagonmasters are stepping up and campouts are being planned.
