ER Ball was a blast!

We had a great time for the ER ball which was held on March 27. The Holiday band was outstanding and outgoing ER Kevin Frey handed out quite a few awards to well deserving Elks.

For awards highlights please see April's newsletter.

There are many more photos listed on our web album which can be viewed and downloaded. The site link can be found at the bottom of our blog home page.

New Brother Elks. March 19th Initiation

At the last regular meeting of the year we initiated 5 new Elks and approved the transfer of two NJ elks to our lodge. Brings our total up to 449. A gain of 16 for the year

Christmas activities.

In addition to the hoop shoot that was held on the 13th of December, we rang the bell
for the Salvation Army out front of K-Mart. Pictured here is Julie Copley and her daughter
Allison Holshouser. The lodge had someone ringing most of the day and a good bit of money was collected as a result.

The Lodge also continued it's tradition of hosting a kids Christmas party. Many gifts were bought and given away thanks to generosity of a number of Elks. Santa was on hand to help distribute presents and plenty of snacks and drinks were furnished as well. A tip of the antlers to Eddy Harwood, Patty Turner, the Sce's, the Brown's, Vanessa Eanes and a number of others who helped put this on. About 30 kids received gifts and all appeared to have a good time.

Salisbury elks Hoop Shoot contest

On Dec 13 at Hall gymnasium the finals of the Lodge Hoop shoot were held.

Winners in the boys 10-11 age bracket were:

1st place- Justin Love. He made 17 of 25 free trows.
2nd- Logan Shupping. 14 free throws
3 rd- Cody Meadows. 9 free throws.

In the 12 to 13 age bracket:

1 st - Samuel Wyrick. He made 20 of 25 free throws.
2nd - Seth Wyrick. 18 free throws
3rd- Al Britford Jr. 17 free throws

The first place winners advance to the district contest. Other pictures of the contestants can be found at http://picasaweb.google.com/SalisburyElks699

for more on the rich history of the Elks National Hoop Shoot contest go to www.elks.org/hoopshoot/

Virginia B. Drobinko passing.

Virginia B. Drobinko

SALISBURY - Virginia "Ginny" Blanchard Drobinko, 79, of Salisbury, passed away, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 at her residence.Mrs. Drobinko was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church Catholic Daughters. She was also a member of the Salisbury Elks Club, the Ladies Auxiliary of Harold B. Jarrett American Legion Post 342, the Ladies Auxiliary of Hudson-Miller Tatum VFW Post 3006, and an associate member of the Marine Corp League 2nd Marine Division Association.

Survivors include her husband, John Drobinko, whom she married on March 2, 1985, and several nieces and nephews.Services and Visitation: A Graveside service will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 12 p.m. at the US National Cemetery-Statesville Blvd. location. A Prayer Service will be held Monday, Nov. 24, at 7 p.m. at Summersett Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service until 8:30 p.m.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Nazareth Children's Home, P.O. Box 1438, Rockwell, NC 28138-9985.

Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Drobinko family. Online condolences may be made at http://www.summersettfuneralhome.com/.
Published in the Salisbury Post on 11/22/2008

Elks VA Bingo special lap blanket gifts.

The Salisbury Elks have been holding a a monthly bingo for many years for the Veterans's at the Salisbury NC Veteran's Hospital.

On this special occasion, 8 lap blankets were given away as door prizes. These blankets were hand crafted by allie Holshouser and her sister. Allie is Tiler of our Lodge by the way. As you can see these blankets were emblased with specific armed services logos.

Needless to say, the lucky winners were highly appreciative of these one of kind blankets. A tip of the antlers to Allie and her sister for these amazing gifts.

Other Elks Lodges in the area also engage in monthly activities at the Salisbury VA.

Brother Tom Dougan passes away Sept 24, 2008

SALISBURY - Thomas George Dougan, 78, of Salisbury, died Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, at W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center.

Born Feb. 3, 1930, in Sharpsburg, Pa., he was the son of Catherine Metro Dougan of Atlanta, Ga., and the late Harry Dougan, Sr. Mr. Dougan was a veteran of the U.S. Marines and a graduate of Duquesne University. He was previously employed by ServiceMaster as a Director of Material Management. A member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, he was also a member of Elks Lodge and Harold B. Jarrett American Legion.

Mr. Dougan was preceded in death by two brothers, Don Dougan and Harry Dougan, Jr.Survivors include his wife, Virginia Mae Collier Dougan; sons Tom Dougan (Marion) of Pittsburgh, Pa., Daniel Dougan (Jane) of Coffeeville, Kans., Michael Dougan, Randall Dougan (Cynthia) and Timothy Dougan (Karen), all of Pittsburgh, Pa.; one stepson, Gary Comer (Cindy) of Florence, Ky.; one stepdaughter, Sandra Hensley (Beebe) of Limestone, Tenn.; one sister, Delores McCormick (Jack) of Atlanta, Ga.; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Visitation and Service:

Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 29 at Lyerly Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Rev. James Ebright will officiate. Burial will follow at Salisbury National Cemetery, with military honors by the Rowan County Honor Guard. Memorials: Memorials may be made to Rowan Regional Home Health & Hospice, 720 Grove St., Salisbury, NC 28144. Lyerly Funeral Home is serving the Dougan family. Online condolences may be made at http://www.lyerlyfuneralhome.com/