Elks News

Newport Elks # 2155 Scholarship winners

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Newport Elks # 2155 handed out $ 250 scholarships to local high school seniors at there flag day ceremony Wednesday night . 

Steve Edgerley scholarship chairman presented certificates to l-r:  Zachary Barrup of Lake Region, Alexander Haugwitz and Sasha Morton of North Country Union . Shelby Morin of NCUHS also received a scholarship but was unable to attend.

News item submitted by Steve Edgerley.

Elroy and Loyal Knight

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Elroy (ER Jim Morse) and Carolee Murchie preparing for the Springfield 
Alumni parade on Sat., June 15th.   Carolee is heading a group to be in the 
parade with Elroy and the Elks Drug Awareness trailer.

News items submitted by Mike Gunn

Barre Elks Lodge Fraternal News

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Members of Barre Elks Lodge, the Barre Community and players from BYSA Hockey participated in the North Barre Rink Work Day on Saturday June 8.  
 
Barre Elks received a $2500 Elks National Foundation Promise Grant to complete a charitable activity in our community that focuses on serving local youth. North Barre Rink has been a staple of the central Vermont community since the 50’s and was in need of some major repairs. Boards were replaced around the perimeter of the rink, the entire perimeter was stained, and fencing was straightened. Additional work will take place throughout the summer.
 
Once the rink is able to open this winter, Barre Elks Lodge plans on hosting an open house inviting all youth to visit and utilize the rink.  
 
Pictured from L to R:  Cindy Wedding, Barre Elks Lodge Lecturing Knight, Ally French, BYSA Girls U-12 player, Lauren Bylow, BYSA Girls U-8 player, Maureen Lawson, Barre Elks Lodge PER & trustee.
 
 
 
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SPRINGFIELD ELKS LODGE 1560 DRUG AWARENESS POSTER CONTEST

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  Springfield Elks Lodge held their annual Drug Awareness Poster Contest awards ceremony at Union St. School in Springfield.  Drug Awareness chairman Jim Kirkwood of Springfield Elks Lodge  remarked that quality of the posters entered was exceptional.  That made the judging that much harder to come up with the six top winners.
 
    1st place winner for the girls was Erlianyss Aviles, 2nd place Allison Messer and 3rd place went to Paige Austin.  The boys 1st place winner was Ryan Gould followed by 2nd place of Nicholas Burlew and Zachary Pickielnok was a 3rd place winner.  Miss Aviles was awarded a new bicycle with a helmut and an additional prize of $50 for her top 1st place finish.  Ryan Gould also received a $50 prize for 1st place for boys.  Second place winners were awarded $15 and each 3rd place winner received $10.
 
Shown L to r;  Paige Austin, Allison Messer, Erlianyss Aviles, Elks Drug Awareness Chairman Jim Kirkwood, Ryan Gould, Nicholas Burlew and Zachary Pickielnok at the recent Elks Drug Awareness Poster Contest awards ceremony.
 
News item submitted by Mike Gunn.

SRINGFIELD ELKS’ JIM KIRKWOOD TO LEAD VT. ELKS IN 2022

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 Recently, the Vt. Elks Association held their annual State Convention in Shelburne, N.H.  After a weekend of meetings and socializing on Sunday, Springfield Elks’ own Past Exalted Ruler was nominated and elected 2nd Vice President of the Vt. Elks Association and he will become their President at the convention in 2022.
 
    Mr. Kirkwood joined the Elks in 1987 and is a Past Exalted Ruler of his Lodge two times and been Springfield Elks Lodge Drug Awareness chairman for thirty years as well as Vt. Elks State Chairman for several years. 
 
 
Shown are the elected officers of the Vt. Elks Association at their convention in May.  L to r; President Henry Diemer of Brattleboro Lodge, Pres. Elect John Montgomery of St. Johnsbury Lodge, 1st. Vice Pres. Scott Phillips of Montpelier Lodge and 2nd Vice Pres. Jim Kirkwood of Springfield Lodge.
 
News items submitted by Mike Gunn.

SPRINGFIELD ELKS RULER CHOSEN BEST IN THE SOUTH

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      Springfield Elks Lodge sent a contingent of officers to the annual Vt. Elks Convention in Shelburne, NH over the weekend of May 18th to the 20th.
 
      While there, the  Elks members attend business meetings and on Saturday night awards for the year are handed out to many categories of things the Lodges have accomplished through the past year.  The last three awards given out are the best Exalted Ruler’s (President of their Lodge) of the South and North Vt. Elks Districts.   This year’s 2018/2019 Exalted Ruler for the South was James Morse of Springfield Elks Lodge #1560.  Mr. Morse has been a member of Springfield Elks Lodge since 2005 and served as Exalted Ruler the first time in 2010/2011, followed by stints in 2018/ 2019 and now 2019/2020.   He grew up in Brattleboro, Vt., and graduated from Brattleboro Union HS. 
 
Shown are Morris “Rocky” Putnam, of Bellows Falls Elks Lodge and Vt. Elks State President, James Morse, accepting his award as Exalted Ruler of the South and Vt. Elks District Deputy of the South Rob Poblocki.

St. Albans ELks Lodge 1566 provides lunch for the Special Olympics

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Today many great Elk members from the St. Albans Elks Lodge volunteered their time to cook & serve almost 500 individuals lunch at the Special Olympics Unified Sports Bocce Tournament hosted at the Collins-Perley Sports Complex! Food was provided through the Elk’s Gratitude Grant. What an honor to be a part of such an amazing event!

Elks Care, Elks Share

 

The cooks

St. Albans ER, Kim Bourbeau with two who provided Thank You cards.

Most of the Volunteers