Tag: Veterans

Greeting fellow Veterans. The Lodge Veterans Committee had some busy folks and have lots more events in the coming few months.

In June the Veterans Committee and Eureka VA Clinic held our 3rd Annual Car & Motorcycle Show on June 27th. This year was a great success. We had 46 Veteran cars, trucks and motorcycles and well over 100 visitors to look at cars. This year’s guest judge was Joe Paschall from Vanishing Point Racing. Joe is a Vietnam War Veteran and we are thankful that he was able to join us again this year. In the evening of June 27th Eureka Veterans Committee held a Korean War Veterans Appreciation dinner. There were 42 Korean War Veterans in attendance and many guests. I want to give a special thank you to some of the Eureka Elks Lodge #652 Officers for helping with these two events. It is remarkable the continues support that Veterans Committee gets from our lodge to hold events such as these. Also, a special thank you to the Veterans Committee for their hard work and collaboration on these projects. We would not have such successful events as these without your continued support for our Veterans.

The North Coast Stand Down is knocking at our back door and you bet that the Eureka Veterans Committee will be present. Stand Down this year is scheduled for October 3rd, 4th and 5th at the Ferndale Fair Grounds. The Veterans Committee will be providing and serving dinner on Thursday and cooking and serving lunch on Friday.

November 8th, 2019 will be our 4th Annual R.E.D. Friday Event. Please stay tuned for more details regarding
this event.

Casey Stephens,
US Army, Retired
Veterans’ Committee Chairman

Reminder to all: Eureka Elks Lodge Veterans Committee has partnered with the Eureka VA Clinic again this year to bring you our 3rd Annual Car and Motorcycle Show with guest Judge Joe Paschall. This event will be held June 27, 2019 from 11-3 pm. Come check out our awesome Veteran cars and motorcycles and have some ice cream or popcorn on us. We hope to see you all there.

The Collings Foundation’s “Wings of Freedom Tour 2019” will be at the Arcata Airport on Mon., June 10th from 1-5 pm, Tues., June 11th 9 am – 5 pm, Wed., June 12th 9 am – 12 pm. The “Wings of Freedom Tour 2019” brings in WWII aircraft such as the B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell, P-51 Mustang, and the P-40 Warhawk. Viewing the planes and historic exhibits is free. Walking through these planes is free to WWII veterans, $15.00 for adults, and $5.00 for children 12 and younger. Flights on these planes are also available and the cost is tax-deductible. This event is supported by Humboldt Board of Supervisors and Airport Director. Bill Tuttle. USMC support group will provide hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, and drinks for this event on Tues., June 11th. We look forward to seeing you there.

Respectfully,
Casey Stephens, US Army, Retired
Veterans’ Committee Chairman

The Veterans Committee is looking for all Korean War Veterans. If you are a Korean War Veteran or know of a Korean War Veteran (who is not deceased) that served between the dates of June 25, 1950—July 27, 1953, please provide the Eureka Veterans Committee with your information. You can obtain an information card from the Eureka Elks Lodge at 445 Herrick
Ave., Eureka, CA 95503 or at the Eureka VA Clinic at 930 W. Harris Street, Eureka, CA 95501 or you can have one mailed to you by calling the Eureka VA Clinic Member Services Rep Kelly Stephens.

This year’s Veterans Committee and Eureka VA Car Show will be held on Thursday, June 27th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Registration forms are available at the VA Clinic at the front desk or in the bar at the Eureka Elks Lodge. Awards will be given out at 3:30 pm that day. If you have any questions regarding this car show, please call Kelly Stephens. If you would like to join the Eureka Elks Lodge #652 Veterans Committee, please contact our Veterans Committee

Chairman, Casey Stephens
Casey Stephens, US Army, Retired
Veterans’ Committee Chairman

Salutations Elks, the Veterans Committee has still been very busy. In the month of February, we had one Veteran join; welcome Herman Eager.

Looking ahead, mark your calendars fellow Veteran! June 27th, 2019 will be our 3rd Annual Car and Motorcycle Show from 11-3 pm. If you are a Veteran and have a car, truck, or motorcycle that you would like to enter in this year’s car show, registration forms will be available at the bar in Eureka Elks Lodge and at the Eureka VA Clinic located at 930 W. Harris Street in Eureka. This year’s car and motorcycle show is put on by the Eureka VA Clinic and the Eureka Elks Lodge Veterans Committee and is sure to be a good one.

The Veterans Committee is looking for all Korean War Veterans. If you are a Korean War Veteran or know of a Korean War Veteran (that is not deceased) who served between the dates of June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953, please provide the Eureka Veterans Committee with your information. You can obtain an information card from the Eureka Elks Lodge or the Eureka VA Clinic at 930 W. Harris Street, or have one mailed to you by calling the Eureka VA Clinic Member Services Rep Kelly Stephens at (707) 269-7549. If you would like to join the Eureka Elks Lodge Veterans Committee, please contact me at (707) 599-0483.

Casey Stephens, US Army, Retired
Veterans’ Committee Chairman

The Eureka Elks Veterans Committee has been busy already this year. In the month of January, we had four Veterans join the lodge; welcome to our new lodge Veterans.

Eureka Elks Lodge #652 Veterans Committee recently donated $1000.00 to Dell’Arte for its showing of “Radioman,” a play about solders and PTSD ranging from the Vietnam War to the current War in Afghanistan.

The Veterans Committee is looking for all Korean War Veterans. If you are a Korean War Veteran or know of a Korean War Veteran (that is not deceased) that served between the dates of June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953, please provide the Eureka Veterans Committee with your information. You can obtain an information card from the Eureka Elks Lodge or at the Eureka VA Clinic at 930 W. Harris Street, or have one mailed to you by calling the Eureka VA Clinic Member Services Rep Kelly Stephens at (707) 269-7549.

This year’s Veterans Committee and Eureka VA Car Show will be held on Friday June 28th from 11-3. In the coming weeks registration forms will be available for pick up at the Eureka Elks Lodge or the Eureka VA Clinic at the front desk. If you have any questions regarding this car show please call Kelly Stephens at the number above.

If you would like to join the Veterans Committee please contact me at (707) 599-0483.

Casey Stephens, US Army, Retired
Veterans’ Committee Chairman

On November 9th the Eureka Elks Veterans Committee sponsored the R.E.D Friday BBQ with the Eureka VA Clinic. At this event we were honored to have the Mad River Honor Guard presenting our national colors, Betsy Totten singing the national anthem and pieces by Eureka Vet Center of the “Missing Man” table, Eureka VA Clinic with the Meaning of R.E.D Friday and a celebration of the Marine Corps birthday and Veterans Day.

I want to take a moment to thank some of our sponsors like Eureka Dutch Brothers, United Grocers, Franz Bakery, Eureka VA Clinic, Carbonneau Tile, Arcata and Eureka VFW, and the Eureka Vet Center. A huge thank you to all the volunteers and Committee Members that came out to help. We would not be able to put on such a successful event if it were not for our Volunteers. A special thank you to Kevin Christie for all your preparation in the kitchen. This year we served 196 Veterans and family members for this event. Thank you again everyone, for all your hard work. We look forward to next year.

Respectfully,
Casey Stephens, Chaplain
US Army, Ret. Veterans’ Committee Chairman

Hello fellow lodge members.

The Eureka Veterans Committee is preparing for our 3rd Annual Veterans R.E.D. (Remember Everyone Deployed) Friday BBQ to take place on November 9th, 2018 from 12:00-3:00 pm. All Veterans are welcome.

We are currently also in need of volunteers for this event. If you are interested in volunteering please give Kevin Christie a call at (707) 269-7013. Kevin does ask that you leave a message if you are unable to reach him.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing our Veterans at this event.
Respectfully,
Casey Stephens, Chaplain
US Army, Ret. Veterans’ Committee Chairman

Greetings, my name is Casey Stephens and I am happy to be the Chair for the Eureka Elks #652 Veterans Committee this year. I served in the US Army from 2005-2009 when I was medically re-tired after an unforeseen combat injury in Iraq in 2009.

We have lots of plans for our Veterans Committee this year. To start, we have been working with the Eureka VA Clinic to be part of the 2nd Annual Car and Motorcycle Show. The Veterans Committee is happy to report that we will be participating in this event scheduled for June 28th, 2018 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you are a Veteran and would like to be part of this car and motorcycle show please pick up an application at the Lodge. If you know any Veteran that would also be interested and that is not an Elk, what a fantastic opportunity to invite them to the event. The afternoon will be full of fun cars and motorcycles, Vet-eran Services, popcorn and ice cream. Also, this year the Veterans Committee has volunteered to put on and host a dinner for our Veterans (plus one guest) that same evening starting at 5:30. If anyone is interested in being part of the Veterans Committee, all are welcome at our Veterans Committee meetings on the first and third Wednesday of the month from 6:30-7:05 p.m. Our committee looks forward to serving the community and our Veterans this year.