Welcome our new members who joined the lodge at our August 20th meeting.
Meet our Newest Members
Members welcome our new members who joined our lodge at the July 16th meeting.
Meet Our Newest Members
Flag Day 2025
Eureka Elks Lodge No. 652 donated $1,000.00 to the Mad River Community Veterans Honor Guard. The honor guard, on request will serve at funeral for veterans, present the flag folding ceremony and with a gun salute. They also participate in other ceremonies honor veterans. The donation is to help with travel expenses, lodging, meals and uniforms. Pictured from left to right: Lodge Veterans Chairman, Jack Harris; Honor Guard Pendentive, Al Dunnesean and Lodge Exalted Ruler, Nina Strang.
Welcome to Eureka Elks #652
Welcome our Newest Members
Welcome to our new members that joined the lodge at our May21st meeting. Make them feel welcome and thank them for joining.
2025 Mother of the Year Award
Eureka Elks Lodge No.652 honored Linda Powell as “Mother of the Year”. She opened Powell’s Family Child Care in 1986. She is a mentor, teacher and has mentored many College of the Redwood early childhood education students. She has served on the First 5 Early Childhood Care and Education Subcommittee and the CR Community Advisory Committee. Her husband Cliff joined her in the child care field in 2001. She is a proud mother of 5 children and 7 grandchildren. Pictured from left to right: Her husband, Cliff Powell ; Mother of the Year, Linda Powell and Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler, Nina Strang.
Eureka Elks lodge No. 652 held its annual Peace Officer Appreciation dinner. The officers are selected by each of the departments they serve. Pictured from left to right back row: Elks Lodge Activity Member, Dennis Hunter; Arcata Police, Chris Rogers; CHP Garberville office, Sam Crisler; Cal Poly Humboldt, Joseph Conlin; Eureka Police, Raymond Nunez; Ferndale Police, Tanner Gardner; Fortune Police, Jon Gier. Front row; Humboldt County Drug Task Force, Colton Ross; Humboldt County D.A. office, Ryan Hill and Elks Lodge Activiti Member, Sherie Bialous. Not pictured, County Deputy
Sheriff, Jacob McKenzie and County Correctional Deputy, Flabio Villa.
New Members Initiated
Meet our new members who joined the lodge at our April 16th meeting. Pictured from left to right; Michael Vandal; Ryan Jone; Brandy Brump; Dean Adams; Bette Giottonin and Ron Ziagenbein. Welcome them to our lodge.
2025 Installation of Officers
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.
