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Saturday MAY 11th, 2024 - 75th ANNIVERSARY PARTY - "ONWARD INTO THE NEW MILLENNIA!!" - CELEBRATING 75 YEARS of SERVICE 1949 to 2024 - THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THIS GREAT EVENT!!
Welcome to B.P.O.E. LODGE 1776 DUNKIRK, INDIANA
1026 S. Main St. on St.Rd. 167 · Dunkirk, Indiana 47336 · PHONE: (765) 768-6134
LODGE OPEN: TUESDAY, THURSDAY 4 to 8:00 PM - And - SATURDAY 5 to 9:00 PM
- CLOSED FRIDAY'S until Fall
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Saturday MAY 11. 2024 at the 75th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION of Lodge 1776
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Indiana Elks State President-Brian & Kathy Pillar; Vicky May ER Vicky May ER; Indiana Elks State President-Brian & Kathy Pillar;
District President & DDGER-Brandon & Kari Caudill; Bob Weekley;
Cheryl Quakenbush; James Fulks PER; Steve Fennig; Joe Sommers PER;
Bob Rawlings PER; Barry Barger; Dana Fuller; Dan Watson;
Angie O'Donnell; Phil Hale; Keith O'Donnell.
Click Here: https://www.elks.org/lodges/home.cfm?LodgeNumber=1776
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Elk of the Year - Bob Braun Officer of the Year - Joe Sommers PER Outstanding Service Awards: Outstanding Service Award to
and Vicky May ER and Vicky May ER Barb Irelan PER, Stu Cowgil (left) Bob Ford - PER & Secretary;
Doris & Barry Barger - Indiana Elks State President:
Leading Knight (right) Brian and Kathy Pillar
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Dunkirk Elks Hoop Shoot 2024 PER Joe Sommers and Scholarship Vicky May ER (center) with PDDGER Gene Miller
Yorktown Winner, Milo Overmeyer Winner - Maddie Fraley and PER Mike Hacker - both from New Castle, IN
of Redkey, IN. with Vicky May ER
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Group Picture: Stu Cowgill, Butch Cook, PER Joe Sommers, Dan Watson, PER Barb Irelan, PER Bob Ford, ER Vicky May, Barry Barger II, Barry Barger, Dana Fuller, Bob Braun These are some of the Lodge Officers.
Citizen of the year was not present, will post later.
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Indiana Elks State President-Brian & Kathy Pillar; Vicky May ER Vicky May ER; Indiana Elks State President-Brian & Kathy Pillar;
District President & DDGER-Brandon & Kari Caudill; Bob Weekley;
Cheryl Quakenbush; James Fulks PER; Steve Fennig; Joe Sommers PER;
Bob Rawlings PER; Barry Barger; Dana Fuller; Dan Watson;
Angie O'Donnell; Phil Hale; Keith O'Donnell.
Click Here: https://www.elks.org/lodges/home.cfm?LodgeNumber=1776
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Elk of the Year - Bob Braun Officer of the Year - Joe Sommers PER Outstanding Service Awards: Outstanding Service Award to
and Vicky May ER and Vicky May ER Barb Irelan PER, Stu Cowgil (left) Bob Ford - PER & Secretary;
Doris & Barry Barger - Indiana Elks State President:
Leading Knight (right) Brian and Kathy Pillar
Dunkirk Elks Hoop Shoot 2024 PER Joe Sommers and Scholarship Vicky May ER (center) with PDDGER Gene Miller
Yorktown Winner, Milo Overmeyer Winner - Maddie Fraley and PER Mike Hacker - both from New Castle, IN
of Redkey, IN. with Vicky May ER