Lodge meeting results. four new Elks

We had a busy meeting on the 20th of May.

Four new members were initiated. Gary Swindell, Matthew Vail, Kathleen Boggs and Kevin O'Mellan. Welcome to the lodge!!

Much business about upcoming events was discussed.

Two votes were held. One was on the river park increases for rentals which was approved. The other was a vote to fill Rob Stubbs Trustee position which he resigned from with two years remaining in his term. That was decided in a close election with Steve Vail being elected

Brother Randy Burrows passed away on April 13th

SALISBURY - Randall "Randy" Lee Burrows, 65, of Salisbury, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at his residence.

Born Feb. 18, 1945, in Randolph County, he was the son of the late Faye McCoy Yates and Willie Burrows. He was a graduate of Asheboro High School.

Mr. Burrows was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard. A member of the Salisbury Elks Lodge, he retired from Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company as a sales representative.

He was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church.

Survivors include Beckie Brown Burrows, whom he married in 1975; sister Debi Burrows Setzer (Tim) of Asheboro; niece Shea Setzer Grosch (Anthony), also of Asheboro; special angels Julie K. Laney and Travis Nicholas; and beloved cat Sweetie.

Visitation: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, April 16 at Bethel United Methodist Church.

Memorial Service: 3 p.m. Friday at Bethel United Methodist Church. The Rev. Julie McNeil, Dr. Harold Bales and the Rev. Thomas Conder will officiate. Burial will be at Salisbury National Cemetery, with military honors, at a later date.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church, 2380 Long Ferry Road, Salisbury, NC 28146.

The family wishes to give special thanks to Dr. Chris Agner and his staff for the 22 years of special care and kindness to Randy.

New members initiated and several awards presented

At the Lodge meeting on March 18th, John Salonen was presented with a special commendation award for his work with the Veteran's at the Salisbury VA. Also, Steve Vail was presented an award for his outstanding leadership as river park chair. Picture is not shown due to a camera malfunction.

Also that evening, seven brother Elks were initiated. From left to right Debi Davis, Scott DeForrest, Ken Harmer, Brent Hartman, Erin Vinson, Kirk Laps and Bebe Brittain.

Welcome all to the Elks! Please don't be a stranger. Come back to a meeting or two.

It was also the last meeting presided by outgoing ER Bob Sce who is going to be the new Treasurer this coming year. Also "retiring" is Vanessa Eanes as Secretary, Eddy Harwood as Loyal Knight, Jim Hill as Trustee, and Jeff Mills as Lecturing Knight. A hearty hoof clap in appreciation for your service to the Lodge this past year.

Elks Van is still a working

Back in 2004, NC State Elks Association donated this van to the NC Veterans Nursing home. It's still working and helping veterans get to appointments and activities. For more on this van and the dedication ceremonies held back then go to here. Or venture to www.salisburyelks.org and click on the civic activities.

PER & Old Timers' meeting. Feb 4

The weather appeared to keep many of the Old timers from attending but we still had 40 Elks on hand for this meeting. To the right is a picture of the PER's in attendance (Robert Wall was there but missing from the photo) and Bill and Bruce Brown who are life members.

The Lodge also received a Membership commendation from the Grand Lodge for inducting 12 new Brother Elks for the GER's October class.

Officer nominations were made as well.

For ER- Bill Brown
Leading Knight- Julie Caldwell
Loyal K- Mark Tomei
Lecturing K- Mike Mauney
Secretary- Mike Jones and Lilly Marks
Treasurer- Bob Sce
Tiler- Allison Holshouser
5 yr trustee- Bruce Brown and Kevin Frey
Alternate to Grand Lodge- Mike Jones

Assuming no one drops out after being nominated, the only contested elections will be for Secretary and 5 yr Trustee. All others should be approved at the next meeting on Feb 18 by acclimation.

All other postions like Chaplain, Inner Guard and Esquire are appointed by the incoming ER

DD Clinic at High Point review

A number of us attended the DD clinic in High Point on Sunday, Jan 17. It's a wonderful lodge with 800+ Brother Elks. Basically at DD clinics, reports are given on various programs of the Grand Lodge. Those giving reports from our Lodge for the W/C District included Bob Sce for Fundraising and Govt Relations, Linda Brown for Americanism, Mike Jones for Drug Awareness and John Salonen for Veteran's Service.

Our Order is definitely struggling with membership although these difficult times can offer an opportunity to attract qualified people to join. As for our Grand Lodge programs, the Hoop Shoot program is alive and well with the district and State contests coming up soon. The Veteran's activities that most of the 8 lodges do for the Salisbury VA were lauded and a letter of acknowledgement and thanks was read.

Some of the pictures show the newly revamped downstairs portion of the High Point Lodge. The pool is huge and the large covered shelter looks like a nice place to sit and get out of a hot sun.

More pictures can be seen of High Point on our web album (link should be below ).

Brother Elk Richard Straub passes away Jan 13, 2010

ichard Edward Straub, 73, of Salisbury, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, at his home.

Mr. Straub was born July 3, 1936, in Pittsburg, Pa., to the late Elizabeth Jennings Straub and Edward J. Straub.

Richard graduated from college with a Chemical engineering degree. He retired from PCS Phosphate. Mr. Straub was a member of the Moose and Elks Lodge and the Shiner's.

Those left to cherish his memory, one son, Timothy Straub of New Bern; one daughter, Linda DeGennaro and husband, Pete of Kaneohe, Hawaii; one sister, Janet S. Combs of St. Charles Mo.; four grandchildren, Karly, Timothy, Melissa Straub and Kyle Kastner; close family friends Frank Holman and family and Keith Davidson and family.