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Upcoming Events
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Board of Directors Meeting
April 12 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm -
Lodge Meeting
April 14 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm -
Moscow High School Golf Practice 🐻🏌️
April 16 @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm -
National Volunteers Day
April 18 -
Moscow High School Golf Practice 🐻🏌️
April 23 @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm -
Men’s Opening Day 🏌️🌯
April 25 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm -
Tuesday Men’s League 🏌️♂️
April 27 @ 12:00 pm - 8:30 pm -
Lodge Meeting
April 28 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm -
Thursday Men’s League 🏌️♂️
April 29 @ 12:00 pm - 8:30 pm -
Moscow High School Golf Practice 🐻🏌️
April 30 @ 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
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Recent Posts
- National Volunteers Day — April 18th
- Can you name this past Moscow Elks member??
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- Could you name this past Moscow Elks member??
- From the Exalted Ruler
- From the Desk of the Secretary
- Sponsors Wanted for New Elks Sign on Mill Road and Highway #8
- New Bar/Dining Manager
- 1949 Moscow-Pullman Football Game — For our Crippled Children
- Elk of the Year — Jerry Curtis & Officer of the Year — Larry Cygonovich
- Golf Course Greens Aeration — Thank You Volunteers
- Can you name this past Moscow Elks member??
- The Elks Creed
- Could you name this past Moscow Elks member??
- Thank You Janey — Last Meeting as Exalted Ruler
- Shared by our Outgoing Exalted Ruler
- Elks Golf Club — 1949 season — “Lady Elks” and Exalted Ruler’s Cup
- Can you name this past Moscow Elks member??
- Charity with Friends for Those We Love
- Become an Elk — See Where the Journey Takes You
- Elks Golf Club — 1949 season — Tuesday Men’s Golf League
- Easter at the Elks
- Can you name this past Moscow Elks member??
- Moscow Elks Lodge Looking Part Time Bar/Dining Employees
- From the Exalted Ruler
Archives
Moscow Elks Lodge #249 — officers
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- Exalted Ruler — Ben McGuckin*
- Leading Knight — Brian Loomis*
- Loyal Knight — Tracy Dorigo*
- Lecturing Knight — Richard Gayler*Â
- Secretary — Wayne Krauss
- Treasurer — Larry Cyganovich
- Esquire — vacant
- Chaplain — Kristie Mattoon
- Inner Guard — Nathan Slettteland
- Tiler — vacant
- Director 1 year– Joe O’Callaghan*
- Director 2 year — Casey Leachman*
- Director 3 year —  Jerry Coker*
- Director 4 year — Jerry Robinson*
- Director 5 year — Nathan Slettteland*
 *Board of Directors
**Chair — Board of Directors
click here to meet a few of our past members over our 126 years
The Moscow Elks’ Two Forty Niner is beginning its 103rd year of publishing as the lodge’s newsletter — click here for a few looks at those earllier years.
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Category Archives: Lodge
From the Desk of the Secretary
This is it, the last month of the Lodge year and what a challenge it has been. We all know the challenges the Covid Virus has put on us. We were blessed that we were able to operate the Golf … Continue reading
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From the Pages of the 249er — May, 1949 — New Flags and Holders for Downtown Moscow
From the Pages of the 249er — May, 1949 — New Flags and Holders for Downtown Moscow In the attached photograph, Exalted Ruler Loris Winn, of Moscow Lodge #249 (on the left), and Moscow Mayor Robert Bonnett of Moscow looked … Continue reading
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Statue of Liberty Restoration and the B. P. O. E.
Statue of Liberty Restoration and the B. P. O. E. In 1983 the National Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks began a fundraising effor to restore the statue which had become damaged by wind and salt water erosion. The initial … Continue reading
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Could you name this past Moscow Elks member??
Were you able to name this past Moscow Elks member from last week’s hints? Roy Krauss Born in Ennis MT — 1926 grew up in Norris MT, Harrison MT & Bozeman MT graduated Gallatin County High School — Bozeman MT … Continue reading
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Volunteers Wanted for Greens Aerification
Volunteers Wanted for Greens Aerification Looking for volunteers to help aerify greens on Saturday March 27th from 10:00 am until ???? We will be pulling a core and will need help scooping up plugs, and putting sand on the greens. … Continue reading
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Installation Dinner
INSTALLATION DINNER Members, Officers, PER’s & Invited Guests Only Saturday, March 27th Social Hour @ 5pm Dinner Served @ 6pm $8.50/plate Pork and/or Grilled Chicken Taco Bar Fruit Bowl & Dessert RSVP is most Welcolme 208 882 2577 or 208 … Continue reading
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Winter at the Elks Golf Course — 1982
Winter at the Elks Golf Course — 1982 This was before the lodge moved from the old downtown location to the golf course. The small building in the left foreground was the old pumphouse for a well which is no … Continue reading
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Spotlight Grant Backpacks for the Homeless Delivered to Sojourner’s Alliance
Spotlight Grant Backpacks for the Homeless Delivered to Sojourner’s Alliance As part of our spotlight grant we received from the Elks National Foundation, we were able to donate $2000 worth of essential supplies to Sojourner’s Alliance and other identified community resources dealing … Continue reading
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From the Pages of the 249er — April 1949 — Inland Empire Trap Shoot Contest
From the Pages of the 249er — April 1949 — Inland Empire Trap Shoot Contest A popular place during the early spring weeks of 1949, despite sometimes cold, windy and wet weather, was the trapshoot range at the Elks Country … Continue reading
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Donations for the Homeless
Donations for the Homeless Our Lodge applied for the Spotlight Grant from the Elks National Foundation. Â All Elk members contribute to the foundation and in return we can apply for these grants to help in our community. Â We received a … Continue reading
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Can you name this past Moscow Elks member??
Can you name this past Moscow Elks member?? born in Ennis MT, grew up in Norris MT, Harrison MT & Bozeman MT, graduated Gallatin County High School — Bozeman MT, worked for Montan Hardware Company — Great Falls MT, served … Continue reading
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Become an Elk — Future Generations Depend on the Work We Do Today
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Could you name this past Moscow Elks member??
Were you able to name this past Moscow Elks member from last week’s hints? H. Robert (Bob) Mortensen Born in Moscow Idaho — 1922 attended schools in Craigmont & Moscow graduated from Moscow High School — 1940 attended University of … Continue reading
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From the Pages of the 249er — May 1949 — Essay Winner, Why Democracy Works
From the Pages of the 249er — May 1949 — Idaho State Essay Winner, “Why Democracy Works” Miss Mary Rae Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Thompson, Thatuna Appartments, was judged winner of the state Elks association essay … Continue reading
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Can you name this past Moscow Elks member??
Can you name this past Moscow Elks member?? Born in Moscow Idaho, attended schools in Craigmont & Moscow, graduated from Moscow High School, attended University of Idaho, serve in the United States Army — South Pacific, sold cars — Francisco … Continue reading
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Lodge Meetings Back on the Calendar — Idaho to Stage 3
Lodge Meetings Back on the Calendar — Idaho to Stage 3 As of today, February 2nd, Governor Little has moved Idaho into stage 3, which means we can now go back to having Lodge meetings with up to 50 people. Social … Continue reading
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Could you name this past Moscow Elks member??
Were you able to name this past Moscow Elks member from last week’s hints?  Gene Thompson born in Gooding ID– 1922 operated nursery business — Gooding ID — 1936-1940 attended University of Idaho — 1940-1942 served in United States Army … Continue reading
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From the Pages of the 249er — January 1949 — Last Charter Member Passes On
From the Pages of the 249er — January 1949 — Last Charter Member Passes On George Weber passed away at a hospital in Yakima, January 25, 1949. He was born in Germany, May 4, 1859, and was our last Charter … Continue reading
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