Upcoming Events
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Christmas in July Party
July 21 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm -
Tuesday Night League
July 23 @ 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm -
Hamm Pedersen Anniversary
July 24 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm -
Ladies’ League
July 24 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm -
Lodge Meeting
July 24 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm -
Thursday League
July 25 @ 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm -
Jr. Sole Survivor
July 26 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm -
Friday Steak & Salmon Night
July 26 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm -
1st Annual Elks’ Patio Party
July 27 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm -
Exalted Ruler’s Cup round #3/Club Championship quarter-finals
July 28 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Recent Posts
- 1st Annual Elks’ Patio Party
- Christmas in July Party
- Moscow Elks’ Golf Club Championship — 7/15//19 updated bracket
- Moscow Elks’ Golf Club Exalted Ruler’s Cup — 7/15/19 updated bracket
- Elks BULLetin — Volume 2, 2019 — July 27th Elks’ Patio Party
- Remaining Golf Schedule for 2019 Season — revised 6/17/19
- Members from BPOE #249’s 126 Years of History — Dr. William W. Watkins
- Thank You from the Golf Committee
- Cart Shed Cleaning
- Sr. Sole Survivor Results
- Ladies’ Sole Survivor Results
- Light a Candle Scramble
- Members from BPOE #249’s 126 Years of History — Francis Albert Schmidt
- Sole Survivor Results
- The Old(er) Days — July 4, 1947
- The Old(er) Days — July 4th, 1944
- Ladies’ Sole Survivor Field
- Last Chance Qualifier — 7/4/19 — 8:30 AM (8:00 AM check-in)
- Sr. Sole Survivor Field Set
- Members from BPOE #249’s 126 Years of History — Reo Lee Lloyd
- Moscow Elks’ Golf Club Championship — 6/24/19 updated bracket
- Moscow Elks’ Golf Club Exalted Ruler’s Cup — 6/24/19 updated bracket
- History of the “249er”
- Convention Report
- Tuesday Men’s League (from 1947)
Archives
Do you recognize these Elks?
Moscow Elks Lodge #249 — officers
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- Exalted Ruler — Joel Jaueguito*
- Leading Knight — Janey Wineinger*
- Loyal Knight — Ben McGurkin*
- Lecturing Knight — Tanya Mechling*
- Secretary — Wayne Krauss
- Treasurer — Larry Cyganovich
- Esquire — Rick Sperry
- Chaplain — Kristie Mattoon
- Inner Guard — Travis Mechling
- Director 1 year– Jerry Curtis**
- Director 2 year — Kevin Peterson*
- Director 3 year — Joe O’Callaghan*
- Director 4 year — Elmer Hanson*
- Director 5 year — Bill Sayler*
*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.”
- Reo Lloyd
- 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 151 Years of Service
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The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks celebrated its 150th anniversary last year.
In honor of the occasion, the Grand Lodge published 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 celebrated its 125th anniversary last 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.
Category Archives: veterans
Remaining Golf Schedule for 2019 Season — revised 6/17/19
Remaining Golf Schedule for the 2019 Season* *Always subject to change as necessary Tuesday league — Tuesday @ 5:30 PM — 7/16 – 8/27 Ladies’ league — Wednesday @ 5:30 PM — 7/17 — 8/14 Thursday league — Thursday @ 1:00 PM … Continue reading
Members from BPOE #249’s 126 Years of History — Francis Albert Schmidt
Francis Schmidt Born in Downs Kansas –1885 graduated Fairbury High School (Nebraska) — 1903 participated in Varsity football, basketball, baseball & track at University of Nebraska — 1904-1907 Law degree — University of Nebraska — 1907 coached football & basketball … Continue reading
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Members from BPOE #249’s 126 Years of History — Reo Lee Lloyd
Reo Lloyd Born in Moscow ID — 1949 graduated Moscow High School — 1967 served in U. S. Navy — Vietnam — 1967-1975 journeyman carpenter — 1975-2011 volunteer fireman & EMT — Sitka AK — 1975-1985 awarded Carnegie Hero Fund … Continue reading
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Members from BPOE #249’s 126 Years of History — Samuel Hale (Sam) Butterfield
Sam Butterfield Born in Moscow ID –1924 attended Ursuline Academy (St. Mary’s School) graduated Moscow High School — student body president — 1942 University of Idaho — 1942-1943 & 1946-1947 served in US Army Air Corp during WWII Italy and … Continue reading
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Members from BPOE #249’s 126 Years of History — Donald R Theophilus
Don Theophilus Born in Pittsburgh PA — 1899 graduated from Iowa State College (University) — 1920 & 1922 Assistant Professsor — Iowa State College (University) — 1922-1923 masters degree from Iowa State College (University) — 1924 Professor — Western Kentucky State College … Continue reading
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From the Desk of the Secretary
Happy Spring!! All of you have or should have received your dues statement by now. If you have not, I need to know that because 2019-2020 dues are due! Your statement has boxes to check for various charities you would like to donate to as well … Continue reading
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Members from BPOE #249’s 126 Years of History — Kenny Hites
Kenny Hites Born in Moscow ID –1954 graduated Moscow High School — 1971 facilities department — University of Idaho — 1985-2015 died in Moscow — 2018 Lifetime member of BPOE #249 — on lodge wall of remembrance
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Golf Schedule for 2019 Season — revised 4/14/19
Golf Schedule for the 2019 Season* *Always subject to change as necessary MHS golf practices — Friday @ 3:30 PM — 3/22 – 5/17 GHIN activation — Saturday @ 8:30 AM — 3/23 MHS JV Golf Tournaments — Wednesday @ 10:00 … Continue reading
Golf Schedule for 2019 Season — revised 6/11/19
Golf Schedule for the 2019 Season* *Always subject to change as necessary MHS golf practices — Friday @ 3:30 PM — 3/22 – 5/10 GHIN activation — Saturday @ 8:30 AM — 3/23 MHS JV Golf Tournament — Wednesday @ 10:00 … Continue reading
Proposed budget for new lodge year posted — vote on April 24th
The proposed budget for the new lodge year is posted on the bulletin board in the tournament room. It will be voted on at the meeting of April 24th.
Members from BPOE #249’s 125 Years of History — Brigadier-General E. R. Chrisman
Brigadier-General Edward R. Chrisman Organized University of Idaho Military Science Department, taught mathematics — 1894-1898 Introduced first women’s military program in the service Sent to Cuba and the Philippines during Spanish American War — 1898-1902 — fought in the battle … Continue reading
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Members from BPOE #249’s 126 Years of History — Donald E (Smitty) Smith
Don (Smitty) Smith Born in Moscow ID –1924 graduated Moscow High School — 1942 University of Idaho — 1942-1943 & 1946-1949 served in US Army during WWII in Germany & Japan — 1943-1946 joined Moscow Elks — 1948 served in US … Continue reading
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Members from BPOE #249’s 125 Years of History — Abe Goff
Abe McGregor Goff Private in the U. S. Army — WWI Center on University of Idaho football team Graduated from University of Idaho College of Law — 1924 Latah County Prosecuting Attorney — 1926-1934 Taught in U of I College … Continue reading
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Members from BPOE #249’s 126 Years of History — Arthur Wayne DeWitt
Wayne DeWitt Born in Moscow ID –1928 Civil Engineering Degree — University of Idaho — 1948 served in US Marines – 1952-1954. Left service as aFirst Lieutenant worked construction in Milwaukee Wisconsin, Atlanta Georgia & Portland Oregon & Vancouver Washington … Continue reading
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Members from BPOE #249’s 126 Years of History — Donald E (Smitty) Smith
Don (Smitty) Smith Born in Moscow ID –1924 graduated Moscow High School — 1942 University of Idaho — 1942-1943 & 1946-1949 served in US Army during WWII in Germany & Japan — 1943-1946 joined Moscow Elks — 1948 served in US … Continue reading
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Lodge of Sorrow — Donald E. “Smitty” Smith
Lodge of Sorrow — Donald E. “Smitty” Smith One of our longest continuous members passed away on December 22nd. Smitty, born and raised in Moscow, joined Moscow Elks Lodge #249 in 1948 after returning from WWII. When he got back, … Continue reading
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Members from BPOE #249’s 125 Years of History — “Buck” Bailey
Arthur Buckner “Buck” Bailey Born & raised in Texas played baseball & football at Texas A & M University served in United Sates Army during WWI returned to Texas A & M, playing baseball & football attended Bethany College player & … Continue reading
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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
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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Members from BPOE #249’s 126 Years of History — Max Bingman
Max Bingman Born in Pomeroy WA — 1927 graduated Moscow High School — 1945 U. S. Army orderly — left service aas a sergeant — 1945-1947 WWII farmed — 1947-1949 worked on University of Idaho Golf Course — 1947-1949 worked … Continue reading
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