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Next Meeting: Thurs. Sept 26, 2024

The next regular meeting of Elks Lodge 1472 will be on Thursday, September 26 at the Masonic Lodge in Elko, NV. The doors and bar will open at 5:00 PM for social hour(s), a potato bar dinner will start at 6:00 PM, and a business meeting will begin at 7:00 PM. New member initiation will occur at this meeting. Our District Deputy will also visit our lodge at this meeting.

Please bring something for dessert to share!

Next Meeting: Thurs. June 27, 2024

The next regular meeting of Elks Lodge 1472 will be on Thursday, June 27 at the Masonic Lodge in Elko, NV. The doors and bar will open at 5:00 PM for social hour(s), a potluck dinner will start at 6:00 PM, and a business meeting will begin at 7:00 PM. New member initiation will occur at this meeting.

Please bring something refreshing and delicious for our pot luck!

Flag Day on June 14th

Great Basin Elks Lodge #1472 would like to announce the celebration of Flag Day on Friday June 14th. The ceremony begins at 5:00 p.m. and will last for about 45 minutes. This activity is free to the public. The ceremony will be held at the Masonic Lodge located at 576 VFW Drive in Elko.

The ceremony consists of the history of several flags from our nation’s past beginning with the Revolutionary War to the present.  A discussion of the flags will occur during the presentation of each flag. 

The history of Flag Day is observed on June 14th because on June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes for the flag of the United States.  The first national observance of Flag Day took place on June 14, 1877, 100 years after the original adoption of the flag.  President Wilson issued a proclamation in 1916 stating the June 14th shall be National Flag Day.  In 1949, it was made official by an Act of Congress.

Volunteer Opportunity in May

Saturday May 25th, 8 a.m.- noon. Help us conduct an annual spring clean-up at the Hole in the Mountain to help prepare for our annual camp out in August. Work gloves are a must. Bring a chain saw, weed whackers, etc. Bring lunch and water.

(Directions: Take I-80 exit 333 South for 7 miles, turn right just past the guardrail. Follow the dirt road which will turn left towards the canyon and follow it through 2 gates and up around the hill. Continue approx. one mile and you will see the road to your right which will take you down to the campsite.)