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mike jones's List: Elks Flag Day
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Elks Lodges sets flag day event MANITOWOC 014 The Elks Lodges of Manitowoc and Two Rivers are again holding another inspirational Flag Day Ceremony on Thursday, June 16 in Washington Park, downtown Manitowoc. This ceremony is organized by members of the two Elks Lodges in association with the Manitowoc County Veterans Councils, Boy and Girl Scouts, the Travelers Protective Association, U.S. Coast Guard, POW & MIA Groups and the Gold Star Mothers. The celebration is the largest Elk-sponsored Flag Day in Wisconsin.
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Friday, June 10, 2005 Story last updated at 12:15 AM on June 10, 2005 As We See It A Show Of Colors THUMBS UP in advance to all those who remember to honor our flag and what is stands for Tuesday during Flag Day. Unfortunately, this has become one of America's most overlooked holidays. The first Flag Day ceremony was held in 1885 on the anniversary of the flag's adoption by Congress in 1777. It is a reflection of our freedoms, our sacrifices and our blessings. And with the recent activation of the 147th National Guard unit, it also represents our spirit and our purpose. The Yankton Elks Lodge is hosting its annual Flag Day ceremony at 6 p.m. Tuesday. This event is free and open to the public. Try to attend, make it a point to fly the colors that day.
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Joey Bostwick, 11, salutes the American flag during a Flag Day ceremony held Sunday at the Shreveport Elks Lodge #122. There is much meaning, symbolism and pride represented by the American Flag. For many it is a symbol of sacrifice, patriotism and the American way of life, and today flags all around Bossier Parish and the nation are flying high as the citizens of the United States celebrate and honor the stars and stripes on Flag Day. Sunday afternoon Lisa Arnold made her way to the Elks Lodge No. 122 in Shreveport, carrying with her an old, worn out American flag.
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Elks Lodge raises the flag, and awareness of it, too BY ERIK MAZA SARASOTA -- Every June 14, the Elks Lodge displays a history of the nation's flags, a tradition meant to boost a waning interest in the Stars and Stripes. "People used to take their hats off when the flag passed by on a parade. Now they're too busy chit-chatting and eating hot dogs," said Jim Bald, a member of the Elks.
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Wednesday, June 15, 2005 By Jordan Muhlestein Standard-Examiner staff ROY -- The Golden Spike Elks Lodge No. 719 met Tuesday to honor the American flag and celebrate Flag Day. Claude Nixon, secretary of the lodge, said every Elks lodge in the United States is required to celebrate Flag Day every year. "The Roy lodge has done it (the Flag Day ceremony) since 1956," Nixon said. "The flag is the symbol that inspires people to remember the country and the trials and tribulations it has gone through." Nixon said he has seen an increase in pride, patriotism and respect for the flag since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremony, which was at the park behind the Roy city offices, began with the Elks officers stating some of the ideals symbolized by the flag and honored by the Elks. "Charity, justice, brotherly love and fidelity," said Exalted Ruler Walter Kirk. "The flag symbolizes love of country and loyalty to the American way of life." A history of the American flag was shared, and local Boy and Girl Scouts posted examples of the progression of the flag. It started with the Pine Tree Flag that flew over the colonial forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill and includes the first stars-and-stripes flag. It finally came to the current 50-star flag, which came July 4, 1960, when Hawaii was named a state. However, Flag Day was celebrated long before the current incarnation of the flag. A day to honor the U.S. flag was first celebrated in 1885 by a Wisconsin schoolteacher. The teacher chose June 14 as the day to honor the flag because it was that day in 1777 when the Continental Congress passed the first flag act. Flag Day grew as a grass-roots celebration, even being celebrated statewide in New York and Pennsylvania. The Elks began recognizing Flag Day after a Grand Lodge meeting in Dallas in 1908.
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Elks Lodge honors flag By Kevin Ryden Members of Boy Scout Troop 211 salute the flag on Tuesday afternoon during a Flag Day ceremony at Richland County Courthouse that was sponsored by Olney Elks Lodge No. 926. (Daily Mail photo by Kevin Ryden) Olney Elks Lodge No. 926 held its annual Flag Day ceremony on Tuesday afternoon on the front steps of the Richland County Courthouse.
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The second annual "Glory Days Celebration," an event to honor veterans, takes place Saturday at the Newport Elks Lodge, 45 SE John Moore Dr., Newport. The event will begin at noon with an all-day barbecue and culminate with a flag retirement ceremony at twilight led by the Newport American Legion, the U.S. Coast Guard and Sea Scout Ship Oregon.
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Elks Lodge hosts Flag Day celebration at Pavilion Tanya Berkebile | Cadillac News Above, a crowd of about 75 people were present during the Flag Day ceremonies sponsored by the Cadillac Elks Lodge No. 680 Tuesday at the Rotary Pavilion on Lake Cadillac. By Sally Barber, Cadillac News CADILLAC - About 75 people were in attendance on a windy, cloudy day during Flag Day ceremonies held at the Rotary Pavilion on Lake Cadillac. It was hosted by the Cadillac Elks Lodge No. 680.
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Flag Day dedicated to fallen soldier By Patricia A. Russell / Daily News Correspondent Sunday, June 19, 2005 MEDWAY -- Watching the posting of the American flag was a bittersweet moment for Dana Fontecchio. "This honor is two-fold," said Fontecchio of Milford, the uncle of Marine Gunnery Sgt. Elia P. Fontecchio, who died Aug. 4 from injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Fontecchio was the guest of honor at the Franklin Lodge of Elks No. 2136 annual Flag Day observances Friday night.
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Flags retired with grace thanks to Elks Published in the Asbury Park Press 08/13/05 BY BONNIE DELANEY STAFF WRITER (PHOTOS: ED CURRY, SPECIAL TO THE PRESS) Spc. Richard Schwarz of Brielle and the 63rd Army Band in Sea Girt play "Taps" in honor of all veterans during a flag retirement ceremony in Lacey. Lee Turner (left) leads the Lacey Elks Color Guard during a flag retirement ceremony in Lacey. - advertisements - With a huge American flag as a backdrop, and patriotic music coming out of the speakers in the pavilion at Lacey Elks Lodge 2518, the exalted rulers of the 12 Elks lodges that make up the Southeast District performed a flag retirement program. The mood was quiet, dignified and respectful on a sunny, hot afternoon Aug. 7, as participants prayed for those who fought for the United States in past and present wars, and honored our country's symbol of freedom — the American flag.
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HANNAHVILLE — Steve Nordstrom, Exalted Ruler of Escanaba Elks Lodge 354, and lodge members, Dick Robitaille, Mike Wagner, LeRoy Sovey, Mike Oxford and Frank Berres, made a presentation of the Elks Flag History Program on May 3. The program was given to the fourth and fifth grade youngsters at the Nah Tah Wahsh PSA in Hannahville.
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Entertainment returns to Elks theater By TODD ETSHMAN The Daily Courier The Elks Opera House was the place to be for entertainment in the years after it opened in February of 1905. In later years, the fate of the historic theater was anything but certain. Today the future of the Elks is extremely optimistic. "This is a new era for the Elks. We have a wide variety of things planned," said Manager Susan Hampton of the City of Prescott, who has most weekend dates booked for 2006 and is booking events for 2007.
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Elks to perform annual Flag Day Ritual Friday, June 2, 2006 The Mansfield Lodge of Elks No. 2633 announces the performance of its annual Flag Day Ritual, to be held on Wednesday, June 10. This ritual, which presents the history of the Flag, will be performed starting at 6:30 p.m. on the South Common. The public is cordially invited, and asked to bring their own chairs. Baked goods and lemonade will be provided free of charge by the Mansfield Emblem Club #531.
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Eureka Elks to Hold Flag Day Ceremony June 11 6/4/2006 The Benevolent and Protective Order of the Eureka Elks Lodge #652 will be holding a Flag Day ceremony at its lodge at 445 Herrick Road on June 11 at 1 p.m. This event is open to the public and all are invited to attend. Veterans are especially welcome. The American flag is an important symbol to the Elks, as they were responsible for the very first Flag Day ceremony and instrumental in the designation of a National Flag Day. In addition to the Elk ceremony and ritual, there will be a presentation of the history of the flag by the Eureka Emblem Club #298, an auxiliary of the Elks; and a flag-folding ceremony performed by the Eureka High School NJROTC Cadets.
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Elks set Sunday flag ceremony A ceremony showing the flags of the United States from revolutionary times to the present is set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Elks Lodge. One of the interesting themes of the Revolutionary War period was the use of rattlesnakes and the motto "Don't Tread On Me" on flags.
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Worn U.S. flags to be retired at event June 9, 2006 The Elks Lodge No. 336 in Salem will accept U.S. flags to be respectfully retired Saturday during an event at 1 p.m. at their lodge. Local Boy Scout troops and veterans will participate in the event, which will include a ceremonial flag disposal adhering to proper flag protocol, said Ron Divine of the Elks Lodge. According to the U.S. code, "the flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning." Divine said that people who want to properly dispose of worn, torn or faded flags can drop their flags off at the event. The Elks Lodge is at 2336 Turner Road SE in Salem.
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Elks Lodge hosts flag ceremony One evening after a long and bitter battle, a Union soldier took a chance to rescue an injured young man from a battlefield. He did not know if the the injured soldier was friend or foe. To his dismay, the dying man was his son. The father tore open his son's backpack, finding several precious pieces of paper. What the man found, along with the story of what the American flag went through during battles throughout the country's history, will be told during a presentation Sunday. The Gillette Elks Lodge will commemorate the history of the American flag at1 p.m. at Lasting Legacy Park.
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Sunday’s free event to feature color guard, patriotic songs courtesy of Cherry Point band Flag Day falls in the middle of the week this year, but the New Bern Elks Lodge is celebrating early. The Elks Lodge, in conjunction with the city of New Bern and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Band from Cherry Point, will conduct a Flag Day ceremony at 4 p.m. Sunday at Union Point Park in New Bern. “We’ll have eight different flags, with designs dating back to 1777,” said David Bryan, event chairman.
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LITTLE FALLS — In the long tradition of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Little Falls Lodge No. 42, will host the Mohawk Valley’s annual Flag Day program on Wednesday, June 14, at 7 p.m. in Burke Park (Western Park) on Ann Street, Little Falls. The rain location is Benton Hall Academy. Participating will be many local veteran and civic organizations, the Little Falls High School Concert Band and Boy Scout troops from Ilion and Little Falls. A 21-gun salute will be provided by the Little Falls American Legion Post and Assemblyman Marc Butler will speak on the history of the American flag. Elks from the Canajoharie-Fort Plain, Ilion, Herkimer and Little Falls lodges will participate.
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The Brainerd Elks Lodge No. 615 will observe Flag Day Wednesday as Elks Lodge officers present the traditional program in front of the All-Veterans Memorial by the Crow Wing County Courthouse on Laurel Street in Brainerd. The program begins at 5:15 p.m.
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