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OFFICERS

B.P.O. ELKS NO. 2408 1970 -1971

EXALTER RULER LEADING

G EENWOOD

KNIGHT

.J

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LOYAL KNIGHT

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LECTURING KNIGHT

, PER·PSP .

TILER ESQUIRE

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CHAPLAIN

GTON ER M. BETTS .JAMES V. IELMOS

INNER GUARD

ROBERT F. VlER"ItG\lER FRED EASLY

:

TRUSTEE -

5 Yr

TRUSTEE -

4 Yr

TRUSTEE -

3 Yr

TRUSTEE -

2 Yr

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.JOSEPH V. PONTI CHARLES A. LEWIS (CHRM.) IVAN La RUE

R. HERBERT RICKETTS, PSP-HLM

PAST EXALTED RULER

CHARLES W. WILSON,

PAST EXALTED RULER OF DEDICATION

RESERVATIONS PREPARATION

PUBLICITY EDITOR

CARL REED :

TRUSTEE -1 Yr

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f.ANCHER

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PUBLICATION

f,:LBORAH

D L. RUSSELL

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TREASURER

FOOD

MURCH

. McCRALEY

SECRETARY

CHAIRMAN

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.JIM BORAH, EST. LEADING KNIGHT ROLAND RUSSELL, EST. LECTURING KNIGHT CARL REED, TRUSTEE TOM McCRALEY, EST. LOYAL KNIGHT .ARVALL A. GARRETT

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Extend a cordial Past Grand Past Grand

Exalted

to

Ruler R. Leonard Bush and his wife Nifa

Exalted Ruler Horace Wisely and his wife Kay

State President

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welcome and greeting

Frank Clark Jr. and his wife Lois

CONGRATULATIONS

BEST WISHES ELKS

BROTHER ELKS

from

KEN BAHME REALTY 18 HANCOCK

STAFF OF

ROAD

LA WYERS TITLE OF ARIZONA

758-2861

BRO. KEN & DOROTHY BAHME

CONGRATULATIONS

KINGMAN,

.

ARIZ. - - - BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZ.

CONGRATULATIONS

ELKS

BROTHER ELKS

"BILLS ELECTRIC"

PUTTING GREEN BAR

1055 Hancock Road

BRO. GEORGE & CLARA McDOWELL

MOHAVE

DR.

BERMUDA

CITY

758-3560

BRO. BILL STOWE

758-2060

BEST WISHES ELKS

CONGRATULATIONS 768-2234

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BULLHEAD

768-2261

LAKESIDE AND MARINA

MOHAVE VALLEY INS. AGENCY DAVID

ICE BLVD.

Phone 758-2257

H. NORTHROP BLOCK & CUBE ICE

758-2015

GAS & OIL Farner

Building

BULLHEAD

CITY

Hancock

Rd. BRO. AL & IRENE PEBLEY

CONGRATULA COMMERCIAL

TlONS

& BEST WISHES

& RESIDENTIAL

Coe's Aluminum Awnings

RUBBISH COLLECTION

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Valley Disposal Service

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Awnings • Skirting • Steps Porches· Storage Sheds Add-A-Room SATISFACTION

P.O. Box 2778

IS OUR SPECIALTY

Riviera, Arizona 86442 758-2637

PHONE 758-3038 DAVE COE -

Duane Graves

Holiday Shores -

BULLHEAD

'h Mi. So. of Needles Hwy. on Hancock Rd.

The purpose of this issue of our lodge bulletin is' to preserve for posterity in some measure the accomplishments of our lodge up to the time of the dedication of our own building. less than two years ago Bullhead City had no Elks lodge. But a dedicated group of Elks who were members of other lodges saw the need, and through their diligent efforts Bullhead City lodge #2408 was instituted on February first 1969. This institution took place in rented quarters. Our meetings from that time were held in quarters that were generously Shores. The need for our own building was rapidly becoming critical.

donated

by Holiday

Slightly less than one year ago we held our first meeting in our own building, which at that time was a bare, unfinished shell. The untiring efforts of the Officers and members of this lodge immediately began to bear fruit. Every week showed progress. The exercise of the cardinal principles of our order, Charity, Justice, Brotherly love and Fidelity, have resulted in the building we now have. I cannot help but feel proud to be a member of this lodge. We have accomplished much. But regardless

of what we have accomplished

I foresee

an even greater

future

for this lodge.

The support given to me this past year is ample assurance that the officers following me will lead us to more and greater accomplishments. I am deeply grateful that this support was given to me.

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A very special thanks is given to our ladies! Their support and assistance was invaluable. Over and over again our ladies have come to our aid in many ways, too numerous to mention here. At no time was it necessary to ask for their help. (It was always generously volunteered!) In many instances, under severely adverse conditions, they have contributed much to bring us to our present status. In conclusion,

we can All be [ustly proud of our accomplishments. Fraternally

Greenwood

W. Murch

COMPLIMENTS

McCRALEY LIQUORS

OF

BEER & WINE • PACKAGE SOFT DRINKS SElF SERVICE GAS VAN CO DRY CLEANING

MOHAVE ELECTRIC COOP P.O. BOX 711

KINGMAN,

LIQUOR

2'/, Miles South of Bullhead City Phone 754-3541 Corner of Holiday Shores Rd. and Marina Dr.

ARIZ. 86401

BRO. JOHN R. RALEY, PER

BRO. TOM McCRALEY

CONGRATULA TlONS

Best Wishes Brother Elks BROTHER From

Tom & Joanna

ELKS

McCraley Jim & Lyn Borah

Congratulations

Best Wishes Bullhead

Bullhead City Elks

City Elks

MANAGEMENT SALES & STAFF

& STAFF

ROY DUTTON MOTORS

Willow Valley Estates Kingman - .: - Bullhead City

CONGRATULA TlONS

Compliments

of

& BEST WISHES

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RIO

RIVER BEND REALTY HANCOCK ROAD

Phone 758-2355

LOMAS

BRO. WENDELL STEPHENSON GLORIA GANZAGAN

FRAN & LOGAN

RANA

MOHAVE

VALLEY HWY.

758-3901

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I PERSONALLY WISH CONFIDENCE

TO THANK

EVERY MEMBER FOR THE HARD WORK,

AND PERSERVERANCE THAT WENT INTO CREATING THIS WONDERFUL

OF ELKS IN OUR COMMUNITY. ASM AND COOPERATION AROUND

EACH AND

IN THE YEARS AHEAD I SINCERELY HOPE THAT THE ENTHUSI-

WILL CONTINUE:

WE WILL BE THINKING

AND

OF EXPANDING

BEFORE MANY

YEARS OF EXISTENCE ROLLS

OUR PRESENT LODGE BUILDING.

FRATERNALLY YOURS,

R. HERBERT RICKETTS PER PSP

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LODGE

CONGRATULATIONS

CONGRATULATIONS ELKS "2408"

TO ELKS #2408

from

Bro. Homer L. Fancher (Postmaster) and wife Billie Ann, with

GOOD FOOD IS OUR BUSINESS

"THE BULLHEAD NEWS HOUR" MAIN

STREET, BULLHEAD CITY

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PHONE 754-3746

each Saturday morning on

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K.S.F.E. Radio 9 AM to 10 AM

COMPLIMENTS

RIVIERA JEWELERS Where

Quality

of

Is Important

TOM HUTCHERSON "ENCO" SERVICE

758-3220 HANCOCK

ED HOPSON

ROAD

BUllHEAD

P.O. BOX 1 148

Manager

CITY, ARIZ. 86430

BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZ.

Coe's

r-;;(§l BEST WISHES TO ALL

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DONNA & O.C. BUCK

Aluminum

Awnings

Awnings • Skirting • Steps Porches· Storage Sheds Add-A-Room SATISFACTION

IS OUR SPECIALTY

PHONE 758-3038 DAVE COE -

Holiday Shores -

BULLHEAD

'12 Mi. So. of Needles Hwy. on Hancock Rd.

CONGRATULATIONS

FOR A JOB WELL DONE

Compliments

of •

ACE WELDING

R. S. (BOB) BURTON CONSULTING MINING

ENGINEER

PE

P.O. Box 1268 • Bullhead City, Ariz. (3 Mi. S. of Bullhead City)

P. O. Box 2664

Riviera, Ariz. 86442

Phone 758-2923

~u~* B. P. O. E.I!& The idea group

and

plans for

of Bullhead

Wisely

and

members

City and

Leonard

of other

go ahead

Lodges

instituted

at the Shrine

members

being

ways of

and

a Corporate

The property plans for

ary

14,

During

1970. the

one year

•

were

building Almost

construction

The members after

held

Past District

drive

was begun.

Officers

were

and

View

On February

by the

that the present site consisting

Exalted

invited

Rulers Horace

We were

1, 1969,

by a

to meet with many

a new Lodge.

B.P.O.E.

Elks Association

Shores Inn club room.

was

was conceived

with

given

#2408 260

the was

charter

and we were on our way.

Properties,

committee

area

Ed Laulo were

The Arizona

were installed

discussed

as Valley

Deputy

City

Past Grand

of establishing

at The Holiday

Ruler a building

escrow

on January

submitted

material

and

was delivered

remodeling

#2408

possession

15, 1970.

to and approved

all of the active

of B.P.O.E.

taking

known

the year of 1968.

on the possibility

Lodge

facilities

during

in The Bullhead

membership.

this period

This resulted

Inc. to finance

appointed

During

of time

in the forming

the building.

on September

of land and an unfinished

11,

1969.

building

The com-

be purchased,

on to for' our new home.

cleared

remodeling

The first

company

recommended

added

advisor

Lodge Officers

were

our own

of the Exalted

mittee subsequently and

The Grand

our meetings

holding

Lodge

and a membership

The Charter

to secure

By direction

remodeled

Lodge

of an Elks Lodge

Residents

in the vicinity

Club -

months

Valley

with

living

initiated.

means

Mohave

Bush along

by the Grand

For many

the establishment

#~408

regular

are proud

improvement

committee

was appointed

and

by the Lodge Membership.

on January

members

A building

31,

contri buted

1970 labor,

meetin gs were

to have

held

this Lodge

of the shell of a buildi ng, and

and construction time

and

money

was then started to help

in the completion.

in the midst of the construction

dedicated

this

16th

just short of two years

day

after

on Febru-

debris.

of January institution .

1971,

Compliments

of

Roy's Mobile Home Service

Compliments

MOST COMPLETE SERVICE ON ALL MOBILE HOME HEATING & REFRIGERATED AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT

of

-eCOLEMAN INTERNATIONAL CUSTOM AIRE DUO THERM

CLAYPOOLS

GLEN AIRE ADAMS PREWAY ARMSTRONG

BULLHEAD CITY,

Roy Norton ARIZONA

CONGRATULA

BULLHEAD CITY DEPARTMENT STORE

PHONE 754-2204

TlONS & BEST WISHES FROM

BULLHEAD PHARMACY BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZONA

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Prescription

Service

Congratulations

86430

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Helen & Carl Reed

Phone 754-3851 BRO. KEITH H. RISCH, R.Ph.

Congratulations

COMPLIMENTS

Elks

MOHAVE MARINE, INC.

of

P.o.

I

SEARS. ROEBUCK

BOX 176

BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZONA

86430

602 754-3801 JEAN & BRO. KEN SMITH

B. F. PINKERTON Co-Owner

Phone 754-2221 SALES

•

SERVICE

•

and Manager

STORAGE

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ACCESSORIES

Coe's Aluminum Awnings Compliments

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r:;(§/ ~

of

CLA YPOOLS

Awnings • Skirting • Steps Porches· Storage Sheds Add-A-Room SATISFACTION

IS OUR SPECIALTY

PHONE 758-3038

BULLHEAD CITY DEPARTMENT

STORE

DAVE COE -

Holiday Shores -

BULLHEAD

% Mi. So. of Needles Hwy. on Hancock Rd.

ON JANUARY 15th, the lodge Grand

•

#2408

Lodge.

committee

1969

the grand

was established.

In April 1969

Under the leadership

was formed to purchase

lodge granted

of Charter

committee

of Esquire Roland Russell., After many months in the completion

this new edifice on January

our Charter

Exalted

was Granted

Ruler R. Herbert

and by the

Ricketts a

a site for a new lodge Building. A site was agreed

upon and a building and improvement

Lodge culminating

Bullhead City a dispensation

was formed

of hard

under the chairmanship

work by the members

of the

of the Building we are now proud to be dedicating

16th, 1971.

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CONGRATULATIONS

ON THE DEDICATION

WHEEL ALIGNMENT

BALANCING

ELECTRIC & GAS WELDING

OF YOUR NEW ELK BUILDING.

LAGOON GARAGE &

BREAD & BOTTLE SHOP

BODY SHOP

6 MI. NORTH OF NEEDLES BRIDGE ON MOHAVE

VALLEY HIGHWAY

JERRY SCHULTZ, Owner P.O. BOX 5243

MOHAVE PHONE

BROTHER ROBERT McKELLIPS

VALLEY,

ARIZ.

86440

768-2254

BRAKES - TUNE-UPS

ELECTRICAL- PAINTING

"SUNDOWNER BARil the Real Estaters P. O. Box 838 On the Mohave Valley Highway in Lower Mohave Valley

Bullhead City, Arizona 86430

DALE LESTER

LICENSED AND

BONDED

PHONE 754-3557

Betts Masonry ALL MASONRY WORK

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COMMERCIAL BLOCK BUILDINGS

BRICK WORK •

PHONE

Broker

DEAN & LINDA HAZEL

754-2224

"BRANDYS" RESTAURANT & COCKTAIL LOUNGE PHONE 754-3513

STONE WORK

Mexican & American Food WALTER M. BETTS

Owner

P.O. BOX 1113 BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZ. 86430

CONGRATULATIONS ELKS • FROM:

MANAGEMENT

& STAFF

HOLIDAY SHORES BRO. JOE E. HANCOCK

BRO. MIKE QUINN

5 GRAND RESTAURANT & COCKTAILS BULLHEAD

CITY, ARIZ.

BRO. SONNY

ROGERS

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B.P.O.E..~408

Francis

Callahan

Jack McKinnon

trustee, Secretary,

Ivan LaRue trustee, •

Homer

George

Jongsma inner guard,

Fancher

Bob Wait

treasurer,

trustee,

Charles

Greenwood E. Wilson

Rix trustee, Carl Reed trustee; third

Jim Belmos chaplain.

Murch Leading Loyal

Knight;

row-Roland

Knight,

second

R. Herbert row-Jim

Russell esquire,

Ricketts Exalted

Borah

Lecturing

Tom Hutcherson

Ruler, Knight,

tiler,

Gary

CONGRATULA TIONS

My sincere appreciation and members

VALLEY NATIONAL BANK BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZ.

CONGRATULATIONS

EXALTED -

for the splendid cooperation

me durin9 my term as CHARTER

afforded

86430

RULER. R. HERBERT RICKETTS. PER-PSP

INVEST

ELKS #2408

RETIRE

COLORADO

RIVIERA BOAT TRIM & AWNING

Be Glad Tomorrow

MARINA

AND

CHARLES A. LEWIS owner

BOB WAIT

480

to all the officers

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You Bought Here Today!

BLVD., RIVIERA, ARIZ. P. O. BOX 626

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Phone 758-3454

COMPLIMENTS

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BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZONA

OF

VALLEY NATIONAL . BANK

Best ;

.

To

86430

758-2002

Wishes

2408

Tri-State Refuse Disposal

BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZ.

86430

CONGRATULATIONS • Past District

ELKS #2408

of

Compliments

Deputy

ED. LAULO Lodge advisor

from

Bro. Arvall A. Garrett, Editor & Wife Edith

B.P.O. Elks #2048

sponsored a Senior league

Baseball Team during the summer of 1969. The

boys, a team of 18 players, traveled to Kingman weekly to play in the league formed in Kingman. These youngsters made a very good showing in their first year and were a credit to the Elks, as well as the

riA!~Jhe-regular school year of 1969-70, the Bullhead City Elks, under the direction of Exalted Ruler . Herbert Ricketts, went to the various schools in our community and gave a prepared program on the American Flag. The lodge voted to award a $25 Savings Bond to the elementary student who wrote the best-essay on the topic: "What The American Flag Means to Me." To make the contest even more meaningful, the contest was partitioned into two divisions: one for the 5th and 6th grades and one for he 7th and 8th grades. The winner of each division would receive a $25 bond. The judges of the essays were to pick three places in each division and these were to be sent to the Arizona EII