Eureka Elks lodge No.652 held its 123rd annual installation of officers on Saturday March 23rd. The lodge was established in 1901. The first lodge was on Second Street, the present location of the Green Lilly Restaurant. They then moved to the corner on H and 5th Streets, the Umpqua Bank location. In the mid 1970’s they moved to their current location, 445 Herrick Avenue. They are one of the most active lodges in California, with over fourteen hundred members.
Pictured from left to right, front row; Secretary, Ernie Nunes: Lecturing Knight, Brian Smith: Loyal Knight, Larry Vance; Exalted Ruler, Barry Smith; Leading Knight, Nina Strang; Organist, Gina Black and Treasurer, William Lambo. Back row: Esquire, Robert Gillmore; Tiler, Marissa Vaudo; Inner Guard, Dana Harris; Chaplain, Jerry Stewart; Lodge Trustees; Alan Bobillot, Sherie Bialous, Danny Rickman, Scotty Thomason and Brett Engel.
