Eureka Elks Lodge #652

Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 held its annual installation of officers on Saturday, March 29th. The lodge is preparing to celebrate its 125th anniversary early next year. The lodge first met in old town on 2nd street between F & G. Then in the 1920s moved to the corner of H & 5th Streets, the current location of Umpqua Bank. Then in the 1970s moved to its current location 445 Herrick Avenue. Pictured from left to right, front row: Secretary, Bradley Smith; Lecturing Kight, Jerry Stewart; Leading Knight, Pat Gillmore; Exalted Ruler, Nina Strang; Loyal Knight, Brian Smith; Esquire, Dana Harris; Treasure, William Lambo. Back Row: Chaplain, Skylar Carroll; Inner Gurad, Janet Humble; Tiler, Sharie Thomason; Trustees, Danny Rickman, Scotty Thomason. Alan Bobillot, Brett Engel and James Olson.

Eureka Elks Lodge No.652 honored Bene’t Frame as the Premier Recipient on the 75th anniversary of the Purple Pig Project.
In 1950, the Eureka Elks Lodge began helping developmentally disabled children in a program called the Major Project Mobile Unit. Bene’t Frame was their very first patient from five to 21 years old. She was born with cerebral palsy and seizures. Bene’t received OT, PT and speech therapy through the project. She has had many fond memories and has given back to the children in the program by organizing the Christmas celebration, which they received stockings full of goodies from the Elks. Bene’t has attended five Elks conventions. The first in 1950, where she received red bike and then becoming a keynote speaker as a young adult. She said, “The Elks were so nice. They made me feel special. Meeting the Elks
was a whole new world, knowing they cared about people like me.” Pictured from left to right: Lodge Esquire, Pat Gillmore; Leading Knight, Nina Strang; Honoree, Bene’t Frame; Inner Guard, Dana Harris; Chaplain, Jerry Stewart and Lecturing Knight, Brian Smith.

Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 presented Hoop Shoot winner trophies to Ilya Kelly and Brighton Winfield. The Hoop Shoot allows every boy and girl
between the ages of 8 and 13 in an Elks Lodge community the opportunity to participate in a fun, age-appropriate program that sets them up for future
success. Pictured from left to right, Lodge Exalted Ruler, Barry Smith; Hoop Shoot 1st place winner, Ilya Kelly from Sunnybrae Middle School; Hoop Shoot 1st place winner, Brighton Winfield, from Jacoby Middle School and Lodge Chairman, Jack Harris.

Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 honored students in the Elks National Drug Awareness Program. The program stives to teach all children and parents
about the danger of illegal drug use and prevent the abuse of legalized and prescription drugs. Through the program annual essay and poster contests,
kids can express their feelings on rejecting peer pressure. Pictured from left to right, Lodge Exalted Ruler, Barry Smith; 1st place Elks Drug
Awareness Poster and 1st place in California Hawaii Northwest Disttict winner from Washington Elementary School, Atleigh Costa; 1st place Drug Awareness Essay, from Winship Middle School, Ellia Hoover and lodge Chairman, Jack Harris.

Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 held its award dinner to honor those members that contribute their time to the community and the lodge. The volunteers take the time to work for the many needs of the lodge. From helping in the lounge, RV Park, newsletter, landscaping and more. They are the back bone of
the lodge and without them the lodge would suffer. Pictured from left to right, Lodge Veteran of the Year, Pierre Carbonneau; Officer of the Year,
Sherie Bialous; Lodge Exalted Ruler, Barry Smith; Volunteer of the Year, Linda West; Elks of the Year, Diane Viale and Citizen of the Year, Kistin
Freeman.