Elks Magazine Online

Archive Issue: March 2001

Features

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Osage Community, Missouri: An All-American Lodge

A three-time recipient of All-American honors, Osage Community Lodge has become a beacon its community and a treasure of the Order. How do the nearly 900 members do it year after year?

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Beaches, Bistros, and Carnaval: Rio de Janeiro

One of the world's most beautiful cities, Rio is blessed with blue skies, breathtaking vistas, and an electric nightlife. Discover why this Brazilian gem is South America's preeminent city by the bay. Sylvia McNair

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New Madrid and the Next Big One

From 1811 to 1812, New Madrid, Missouri, was gorund zero for three of the most violent earthquakes in U.S. history. Will history repeat itself? And if so, when? Dennis Maurizi

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"Wish You Were Here"

Wending its way from the mountains of Switzerland to Civil War battlefields and Yellowstone Park, the journey of the picture postcard is definitely something to write home about. Richard Bauman

Departments

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Message from the GER: Reviewing the Past, Planning the Future

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It's Your Business: Management's 21st Century Challenge

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Healthline: Nosebleeds: Just Messy or Something More?

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Travels of the GER: On Tour with Dwayne E. Rumney

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A Candidate for Grand Exalted Ruler

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News of the Lodges: Elks Care--Elks Share

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Veterans: Elks National Veterans Service Commission