Upcoming Events
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Elks Crab Feed
February 16 @ 6:00 am - 10:00 pm -
Fraternity Dinner (private)
February 23 @ 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm -
Lodge Meeting
February 27 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm -
golf committee meeting
March 4 @ 6:30 am - 9:00 pm -
Board of Directors Meeting
March 11 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm -
Lodge Meeting
March 13 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm -
GHIN activation
March 16 @ 8:30 am - 11:00 am -
MHS golf practice
March 22 @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm -
Lodge Meeting
March 27 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm -
MHS golf practice
March 29 @ 3:30 am - 6:00 pm
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Recent Posts
- Members from BPOE #249’s 125 Years of History — Ernest O. Holland
- Elks #249 Crab Feed !!
- Lodge canceled (Wednesday February 13th) — to be rescheduled
- Members from BPOE #249’s 125 Years of History — “Gub” Mix
- From the 1938 249er — 1938 Crab Feed
- Message from the Exalted Ruler
- Members Embodying the True Nature of Being an Elk!
- from the Inner Guard
- Hoop Shoot
- Blue Skies Will Soon be Here
- From the Desk of the Secretary
- Members from BPOE #249’s 125 Years of History — “Red” Jacoby
- GHIN (golf handicap) Reactivation
- Members from BPOE #249’s 125 Years of History — Abe Goff
- Elks’ Legacy Scholarship Applications Close 2/1/19
- Message from the Exalted Ruler
- A Letter from the Inner Guard
- From the Desk of the Secretary
- Lodge of Sorrow — Donald E. “Smitty” Smith
- Your Anniversary Grant at Work:
- Elks Charitable Activities
- Elks Support for the Disability Action Center
- BPOE #249 Night at Vandal Basketball vs Montana
- Christmas for Kids
- Elks Hoop Shoot
Archives
Do you recognize these Elks?
Moscow Elks Lodge #249 — officers
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- Exalted Ruler — Travis Mechling*
- Leading Knight — Joel Jaurequito*
- Loyal Knight — Janey Wineinger*
- Lecturing Knight — Ben McGuckin*
- Secretary — Wayne Krauss
- Treasurer — Tanya Mechling
- Esquire — George Paris
- Chaplain — Kristie Mattoon
- Inner Guard — Rick Speery
- Director 1 year– Tyson Berrett*
- Director 2 year — Jerry Curtis*
- Director 3 year — Kevin Peterson*
- Director 4 year — Joe O’Callaghan*
- Director 5 year — Doug Lind*
*Board of Directors
**Chair — Board of Directors
New, Transferred and Reinstated Members in 2017 & 2018
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- Nicholas Alexander
- Ryan Anderson
- Jason Barbour
- Sharon Barbour
- Tony Bonucelli
- Cory Braune
- Michael Breske
- Dave Cada
- Kevin Cannon
- Judy Crane
- Dan Davenport
- Branden DeMeyer
- Bradley Dunlap
- Courtney Garrett
- Bill Hall
- Kyle Hamilton
- Brian Hoffman
- Laurie Hopkins
- Samuel Hunt
- Chic Jensen
- Kevin Kimble
- Gunner Knecht
- Kristie Mattoon
- Dan Nordino
- Michael Norris
- Jim Parkins
- Justin Parkins
- Brock Pedersen
- Tom Pike
- Jordan Purkapile
- Gary Riedner
- Justin Ross
- Linda Scheible
- Ron Smith
- Tom Taylor
- Robert Ting
- Gina Taruscio
- Garrett Thompson
- Jim Trout
- Jackson Uhrig
- Kevin Uptmor
- Greg Weller
— “The faults of our brothers, we write upon the sands, their virtues on tablets of love and memory.”
- Don “Smitty” Smith
- Roger Swan
- Charles Taggart
- Dennis Ricketts
- Jim Anderson
- Kenny Hites
- Wayne DeWitt
- Al Mundy
- Max Bingman
- John Weber
- John Ayers
- Joe Vasquez
- Danny Hordemann
- Pat Nunan
2017-2018
Celebrating 150 Years of Service
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The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.
In honor of the occasion, the Grand Lodge is publishing a series of articles concerning the growth of the modern Elks Lodge. To access the articles click below.
- From Corks to Elks — 1868-1878
- Growing Pains — 1878-1898
- Growing into Benevolence & Patriotism — 1898-1918
- Laying Institutional Foundations — 1918 – 1938
- Answering the Call — 1938-1958
- American Pride & Service to Youth — 1958 – 1978
- Caring & Sharing During Changing Times — 1978 – 1998
- Loud & Proud in the Community — 1998 – 2018
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Moscow Lodge #249 of The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year.
To honor the 50th anniversary of our lodge in 1942, the 249er published summary accounts of our first five decades as recalled by leaders of the lodge in those times. To access the articles click below.
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Bowling at BPOE #249 — click to viewOld Moscow Elks Lodge bowling lanes — winter of 1953 – spring of 1954?
Author Archives: Ken Jordan
Elks Charitable Activities
Idaho Elks Charitable Activities Idaho Elks ranked 8th in the nation in charitable, educational, welfare and patriotic work. Our giving totaled $11,360,558. For the size of our state and number of members, that number is huge. National Elks Charitable Activities … Continue reading
Elks Support for the Disability Action Center
Elks’ Support for the Disability Action Center At our regular lodge meeting, December 12th, we presented a check to the Disability Action Center. The $1500 was an Anniversary Grant from the Elks National Foundation. Anniversary Grants are the Elks National Foundation’s … Continue reading
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BPOE #249 Night at Vandal Basketball vs Montana
BPOE #249 Night at Vandal Basketball (vs Montana) Vandal basketball is having a night for Elks Lodge #249. Tickets are $5 for the Elks on January 19th. If we have a good turnout they have a team autographed basketball with our … Continue reading
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Christmas for Kids
Christmas for Kids This is just a small amount of the presents our Lodge has purchased as our part of the local Christmas for Kids program! Thank you to Jennifer Lambert for coordinating this program again this year. Christmas … Continue reading
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Elks Hoop Shoot
Moscow Elks’ Hoop Shoot It’s time for the annual Moscow Elks’ Hoop Shoot. This is a free event for all 8-13 year old boys and girls residing in Latah and Whitman counties! Registration is held the morning of the event; please bring each participant’s birth … Continue reading
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Volunteers for Hoop Shoot
Volunteers for Hoop Shoot Hey everyone, Our Local Hoop Shoot is Saturday, January 5th, at the Hamilton Indoor Recreation Center. We are getting desperate for volunteers as we need another five or six. It will start at 8:00 AM and should be done … Continue reading
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Community Volunteers Making a Difference
Community Volunteers Making a Difference Local Elks Lodges from every state, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Panama Canal Zone will be busy helping our communities this holiday season. Thousands of needy families will receive food baskets and presents. The Elks National President, … Continue reading
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President Bush’s Welcoming Message, 1992 Grand Lodge Convention
Upon the passing of President Bush, we recall his message to the 1992 Grand Lodge Convention ************************************************************************************ President Bush’s Welcoming Message, 1992 Grand Lodge Convention Welcoming Message from President Bush to the Delegates at the 1992 National Convention in Dallas, … Continue reading
Message from the Exalted Ruler
Message from the Exalted Ruler Hello All Now it’s safe to say season’s greetings. As we move into December and towards the holidays, I hope everyone is able to spend the holidays with their loved ones. There will not be … Continue reading
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From the Desk of the Secretary
From the Desk of the Secretary As you can see from the articles in this month’s newsletter, we don’t have a lot going on this month, but what is happening will be great fun, for kids and adults alike! … Continue reading
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Donations Accepted for California Camp Fire Disaster
Donations Accepted for California Camp Fire Disaster With the recent California Camp Fire, the Order has sent $25,000.00 to aid those in distress. If you would like to provide assistance, please send your donation to the Elks Disaster Relief Program, Incorporated. Upon … Continue reading
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Tom & Jerry Party
Tom & Jerry Party December 22nd — 6:00 PM It’s that time of year again for our annual Tom & Jerry Party. Ed doesn’t remember how many years this has been an annual event, but it has to be 20-30 … Continue reading
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Cocoa with Santa
Cocoa with Santa December 15th at 11:00 a.m. Bring the kids for crafts, a ‘Twas the Night before Christmas story, hot chocolate and a visit with Santa Claus. Please RSVP so we can have enough fun for everyone. 208.882.2577 … Continue reading
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Elks Memorial Service
Elks Memorial Service We will be having our annual Memorial Service on Sunday, Dec. 2nd at 2 PM. We encourage family and friends of our departed members to come out and help us memorialize these fine Elks who passed during … Continue reading
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Elks Veterans Remembrance Month
November Is Elks Veterans Remembrance Month An estimated twenty-two million veterans live in our communities. The Elks National President, Michael T. Luhr, has proclaimed November to be Veterans Remembrance Month as a way to encourage us to reach out to … Continue reading
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From the Exalted Ruler
Hello All The gratitude grant project on October 6th was a great success, we were able to demolish and reconstruct the outdoor stage at Robinson Park in less than one day. Due to the rain we were not able to stain, however, … Continue reading
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From the Desk of the Secretary
October was a great month! Not only did we have a lot of activity in the Lodge, but the weather was beautiful which led to the completion of community activities such as the completion of the stage at Robinson … Continue reading
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Robinson Park Service Project
It started with an idea that I had to bring what I do with my Cub Scout family and my responsibilities as the Youth Activity chair for the Lodge. I am grateful that the Lodge members liked, supported, and eventually … Continue reading
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Raffle Winner
Raffle Winner This year’s $1,000.00 Tri-State gift certificate raffle winner is Dana Gotshall. Dana purchased his ticket from Kevin Peterson. Thank you to all the volunteers who help sell tickets to raise money for our various activities. Thank you, … Continue reading
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Elks BULLetin — Volume 7, 2018
Volume 7, 2018 Elks BULLetin Our Indian summer appears to have ended as the weather has gotten colder and the golf course is full of leaves. We closed the bar and dining area last Sunday, October 28th for the season. … Continue reading
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