Category: Special Event

Save the Date

August 6-9, 2026 at Hole-in-the-Mountain Place, Starr Valley, Elko County, Nevada for the 11th Annual Great Basin Elks Campout. Registration packets will be send to Lodge Secretaries shortly.

The US Dept of Veterans Affairs office in Salt Lake City, UT posted an article on their website regarding Veterans activities in the region.  The author interviewed Ben Reed Sr. recently about the US Flags he displays in Lamoille, NV.  It is a pretty cool story.

https://www.va.gov/salt-lake-city-health-care/stories/honoring-service-one-flag-at-a-time

Great Basin Elks Lodge #1472 would like to announce the celebration of Flag Day on Friday June 14^th. 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 14^th 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 14^th shall be National Flag Day.  In 1949, it was made official by an Act of Congress.

Saturday May 25^th, 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.)

The Winter 2024 edition of the Lodge Newsletter can be found here:

CLICK HERE

Our Great Basin Elks Christmas Party and Scholarship Raffle will be held on Saturday December 9, 2023. Please bring a dessert and a raffle item. The doors and bar open at 4pm and dinner is at 6pm. Please see the attached flyer below for details. 

LINK to PDF of FLYER

Elks Memorial Day will be held on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 1:00 PM at the Lodge.

Memorial Day is a statutory ritual that is scheduled for the first Sunday in December.

Please plan on attending this brief service.

When: 2:00 PM, Saturday, September 23rd 2023 

Where: 1163 McClellan Avenue, Spring Creek (South Fork Reservoir) 

Beer tasting will consist of beers from the Hound Dog Brewery (homebrew). 

Some Wine and sodas will be available. 

Food will be pulled pork sandwiches, baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad, and various desserts. Feel free to bring a dessert.

Cost is $30 per person. Kids age 10 – 18 are $10, under 10 are free 

Event is open to Elks and their guests. Kids are welcome. Friendly dogs too, except yard is not fenced.

All the proceeds go the Elks Veteran Fund to assist veterans in need. 

Please come and have a good time while helping out the Veterans. 

Live music with Liam Kyle Cahill & Kasey Christensen

For directions, see the map CLICK HERE .