Club room regulars enjoying a laugh. smoke Eater installed

Linda Brown, 3 time ER, Charlie Lockart & Gail and Bob Sce enjoy a laugh in the clubroom.

FYI, A new smokeeater has been added which apparently works very well.

C. V Nance recovering

On May 24th, I went to visit C.V. Nance, a 55 year Elk, at the local hospital. He's recovering from back surgery and getting a little better everyday.
The docs do want him to go back to the Lutheran home for rehab but CV hasn't been home since March 8th. So he has declined to listen to them and instead will go home and get home based rehab there.

I'm sure C.V. would like some company if any of you Elks are inclined to give him a call.

The magazine C.V. is holding is an old Elks Magazine that was published the month of his birth. I'll let him tell you when that was.

Pilligor's celebrate 60th anniversary

Life member Melvin Pilligor recently featured in Salisbury Post. Congratulations on 60 years' of marriage!

Don Stout Golf Tournament. June 9th

News article in Salisbury Post.

Life Member John Beard passes away

SALISBURY - Mr. John Hayden Beard, age 79, of Salisbury, died on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Born in Salisbury on July 4, 1927, he was the son of the late Mildred Patterson Beard and Bryce Parker Beard, Sr. Mr. Beard was a graduate of Georgia Military Academy, and attended Catawba College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill after serving in the U.S. Navy during post WWII.Upon returning to Salisbury, he worked for the family business, and served as President and CEO for Taylor Manufacturing Co. from 1968 until it was sold to Litton Industries in 1983. Mr. Beard was a lifetime member of the Rotary Club of Salisbury and the Elks Lodge of Salisbury.Mr. Beard was very active in the Rowan County historic preservation efforts, especially pertaining to the Grimes Mill project and the Old Lutheran Cemetery Restoration. He had a keen interest in the preservation of Gold Hill and donated mining artifacts for a future museum. Mr. Beard's most recent endeavor concerned helping make possible the rebuilding of the petting barn at Dan Nicholas Park.Mr. Beard was preceded in death by his wife Francoise Graf Beard who died November 22, 1978. Two brothers, Bryce Parker Beard, Jr and Rufus Morehead Beard also preceded him in death. He is survived by two daughters, Christiana Graf Beard and Germaine Beard Whitaker and her husband, Bob of Salisbury. A brother, Alexander Patterson Beard and his wife Patsy Arey Beard of Salisbury, and a sister, Mary Elizabeth Richardson and her husband, Dean of Sparta, NC also survive him as well as four grandchildren: Stefan Beard Wilson, Hayden Francoise Henderson, Robert Lewis Whitaker, and John Edward Whitaker; and three great-grandchildren.The family will see friends from 2-3 PM Wednesday, May 23, 2007 at Summersett Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday at Summersett Memorial Chapel with the Dr. Kenneth Lance, Minister of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow at the Chestnut Hill Cemetery. The family will be at the home: 106 Travis Lane, Salisbury at other times.In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to Dan Nicholas Park 6800 Bringle Ferry Rd. Salisbury, NC 28146; The Salvation Army PO Box 625 Salisbury, NC 28145; The Rowan Museum 202 North Main St. Salisbury, NC 28144; or to the charity of your choice.
Published in the Salisbury Post on 5/22/2007.

May 17th Lodge meeting -8 new Initiation

The Lodge initiated 8 new elks into the Order this night. While most of the names escape me, all in attendance appeared to have a great time
The second picture is the Old geezer Elk corner. They come early and snag the best sofa seats!
The third pic is of John Salonen (right) our veteran's affairs chair and another Elk whose name escapes me
All in all, the Lodge is beginning the new lodge year with a bang. So far, 23 have been either reinstated, transferred in, initiated or are awaiting initiation.

Tyesha J. Brooks, pictured above left, is a student at West Rowan High School and is one of two recipients of the first annual Donald Stout Memorial Scholarship awards sponsored by Elks Lodge #699. Tyesha will be attending Winston-Salem State University where she will be pursuing a nursing degree.

Brittany L. Wietbrock, pictured above right, also a student at West Rowan High, has been awarded the Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student scholarship award. Brittany plans to attend Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory as a political science major.

Other local students who were given awards were:

Most Valuable Student awards were given to Jonathan W. Rash, Alexander J. Byrd, and Kaci Michelle Mulkey.

The second Donald Stout Memorial award went to George M Griffin.

All scholarships awarded were in the amount of $1,000. Congratulations to all recipients.

Salisbury Elks NC 699 Blog

Welcome to Salisbury Elks Lodge #699 new blog! Actually, it's not new as I started one last year, got distracted by one thing or another and dropped it. Plus, it was pain to upload articles. Still, those 6 posts can be found at http://elknc.blogspot.com But things have improved with google now and it's alot easier to add material.

Anyhoo, we hope this will be a better way to keep up with what's going on with our many lodge activities as well as our members.

If you have any suggestions or comments please feel free to contact me

Mike Jones, PER
Lodge Public Relations,
NCSEA Historian
mikejonesa2@gmail.com