Elks Magazine Online

Archive Issue: Dec. 2010/January 2011

Features

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News of the Lodges

Donating US flags, honoring first responders, and holding fund-raisers, Elks demonstrate that Elks Care--Elks Share.

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What Do Santa's Reindeer Do the Rest of the Year? by Richard W. O'Donnell

When reindeer are not busy pulling Santa's sleigh, they live in Lapland and have many other important jobs to do, but also have lots of time to enjoy themselves.

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The Re-Illumination of Colonial Williamsburg, by Margene Whitler Hucek

Colonial Williamsburg's restored 301-acre historical area invites visitors to experience a colonial Christmas holiday.

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The Origin of American Place-Names, by Larry Tritten

Poetic, plain, whimsical, or fancy, the linguistic architecture of Ameircan place-names serves as a unique record of the multicultural origins of the United States.

Departments

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Message from the GER

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Travels of the GER

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It's Your Business, by William J. Lynott

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Healthline, by Elizabeth A. Reid MD

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Elks National Foundation Joy of Giving

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Elks National Veterans Service Commission

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Elks Drug Awareness Program

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Annual Report of the Grand Secretary