Sixty-five years ago Nurse Edith Shain was kissed by a sailor in Times Square and forever immortalized in that famous Life Magazine photograph. Edith moved to California and worked hard with “The Sprit of ’45” organization to get the Day of Remembrance official but did not live to see it happen. She passed just a [...]
Jim Kellogg was born on September 20, 1919 in the city of Los Angeles and proposed for membership in the BPOE by Sherwood McDonald on August 18, 1993 during the time that Jim Wallace was the Exalted Ruler.
It’s been said if you want something done give the task to a busy person and as such [...]
Let’s start with a little background: the first flag, called the Grand Union, was first flown at the headquarters of the Continent Army on January 1, 1776. Then on June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress proposed that the United States have a national flag instead of the British Union Jack. The 13 stars of the flag [...]
Elks Help Vets With Spinal Cord Injuries
In response to the following letter The thousand Oaks Elks Lodge voted to donate to veterans $600 .
Dear Elks Members:
The Elks interest in our Spinal Cord Injury patients at the VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, is truly appreciated. Your support in our Recreation Rehabilitation program has been an important [...]
Jerry Serota
Donation Presentation
It’s fun with the awards and prizes come our way and last night was no exception! Brother Jerry Serota received a plaque in commemoration of his Second Place award for the Best Image In Elkdom. He is shown here receiving his plaque with ER Terry Gicking.
And then, back [...]
November 1st the Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge #2477 remembered our veterans by inviting them to a Bunch in their honor. It is fitting that the November 11th is Veterans Memorial day and we took this opportunity to treat them to a special brunch. Twenty four of them came in 2 buses in order to accommodate [...]
The traveling miniature Vietnam Memorial visited Thousand Oaks.
Under the special guidance of our National Services Chairman, Jim Kellogg, 20 veterans, along with Nurses from the Sepulveda V A Hospital were treated to our award winning Tri-Tip sandwiches for lunch before venturing over to see the traveling Vietnam War Memorial at our local cemetery on Saturday [...]
