http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5The Golden Elks Lodge is collecting deerand elk hides from hunters who don't plan to use the hides themselves. We prepare them for shipping to a tannery in Utah by salting and folding them and putting them on pallets. When made into leather we ship them to Veterans' facilities all over the countr...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Sports/Story~148534.aspx11/9/2006 2:42:16 PMWayne Rogers Golden Elks held their 19th annual Hoop Shoot, a basketball free throw contest on Dec. 2, 2006 at Mitchel Elementary School gym. There were 22 kids registered for boys and girls ages 8-13. There are three categories for competing for boys and three for girls. 8-9 year olds shoot from a fou...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~161114.aspx12/14/2006 3:27:45 PMWayne Rogers The Golden Elks presented Tom Young who is a Golden Firefighter and helps organizations in the area obtain grant money for projects in the area with it's Citizen of the Year Award on Wed. the 21st of March. Tom' reaction was surprise and appreciation. The Elks always try to find ways to c...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~282378.aspx3/22/2007 8:56:13 AMWayne Rogers On March 31 the Golden Elks had a celebratory dinner at MiMi's with about 30 people in attendance and then went back to the Lodge for the Installation of officers for the year 2007-2008. Rodd Blatter was installed as the Exalted Ruler, president, of the Lodge and his wife will be the Tiler,...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/General-News/Story~287366.aspx4/1/2007 12:03:24 PMWayne Rogers Patrick Ian Rogers, who attended Pleasant View Elementary, Bell Middle School and graduated from Golden High in 2003 shocked his father, Wayne Rogers , when he announced he would be graduating from Rocky Mountain College with a B.S. in Psychology on May 5 in Billings, Montana. If he anno...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~287370.aspx4/1/2007 12:20:01 PMWayne Rogers On Easter Sunday April 8 the Golden Elks hosted their first annual Easter Egg Hunt. The Easter Bunny was there and the Elks hide over 100 eggs filled with toys and candy. Ten of them had numbers inside and the children with numbers got to pick a special prize. The Elks have a Drug Awarene...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~290924.aspx4/8/2007 6:08:53 PMWayne Rogers On May the 12 the Golden Elks will hold a yard sale at the Lodge located at 16975 W. 50th ( 50th & Easley). We have accumulated a lot of stuff in the last 20 years and we need to get rid of some of it. Many members will take this opportunity to lighten their own garages and homes of too m...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Fundraising/Story~290926.aspx4/8/2007 6:21:05 PMWayne Rogers The Denver Area Scout Office contacted the Golden Elks to see if they would be interested in being the Chater Organization for a new Cub Scout Pack in the Golden area. We already sponser a Girl Scout Troop so this was an easy decision for us. We've had three meetings and organized the leadershi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~296762.aspx4/19/2007 7:17:11 AMWayne Rogers On the third Thursday of every month the Golden Elks go to the VA Medical Center and play Bingo with the Vets. We take $45 and give the bingo winners a $1 every Bingo. We usually play for about an hour and a half and after the last $1 is given away, we give them sandwiches and cookies. Th...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~297348.aspx4/20/2007 10:05:18 AMWayne Rogers On May 9, 2007 the Golden Elks presented Amanda Pros, a senior student from Golden High School, a $1000.00 scholarship. Amanda plans to attend Denver University and study International Business. In attendance at the presentation were Amanda's parents, her younger sister, and her grandmother. Leon...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/General-News/Story~306399.aspx5/10/2007 9:01:03 AMWayne Rogers The Golden Elks participated in the Memorial Day Parade in Denver on May 26, . Long ago the Elks made a pledge "That as long as there are Vetera's, the Elks will never forget them." The Colorado Elks Association Veterans Committee had a Drug Awareness Trailer in the parade and Wayne Ro...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/About-Town/Story~313997.aspx5/26/2007 5:11:55 PMWayne Rogers On May the 5 Patrick Rogers graduated from Rocky Mountain College in Billings, On May the 6 his cousin Becky Kness graduated from Regis University in Denver, and on May the 25 his cousin Kristin Kness graduated from Green Mountain High at Red Rocks. Kristin plans to attend col...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~314165.aspx5/27/2007 11:47:18 PMWayne Rogers I just got back from the 100th annual Elks Flag Day Celebration in Louisville, CO. There were about 300 people in attendance which started at 10am and concluded about noon. Master of ceremonies Rick Crandall , Station Manager of KEZW 1430 AM and President of the Colorado Freedom Memorial. ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~319524.aspx6/10/2007 1:29:52 PMWayne Rogers I attended the Rocky Mountain Living History Society's Bayou Salado, near Harstall, CO last week. We are dedicated to teaching American History up to about 1900. So we have civil war enthusiast, Fur Trade era, Buffalo Soldiers, and back to revolutionary times. There was a shootist from the 1880's...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Travel/Share-Stories-and-Photos-of/Story~343305.aspx8/3/2007 10:47:13 AMWayne Rogers I just returned from pre 1840's Rocky Mtn. Fur Trade in Pike National Forrest. The event was called the Rocky Mtn. College Rendezvous. I've spent two out of the last three weeks recreating the American Fur Trade Era. While not being one to wish he lived in a different time, it is nice to visi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/News/Story~347066.aspx8/13/2007 9:25:13 AMWayne Rogers We had a pretty good year last year thanks to many of you hunters who saw this article about the Golden Elks collecting deer and elk hides, (antelope, bear, ect. also) to benefit the Veterans in our hospitals all over the U.S.A. We take all donated hides and prepare them for shipping to the t...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Sports/Story~347276.aspx8/13/2007 2:08:20 PMWayne Rogers On Oct. 31 for Halloween from 6 to 9 p.m. the Golden Elks will be giving out treats and drug awareness materials and coloring books to Trick or Treaters. The public is invited to stop by and say hello. Hope to see everyone there. We are located at 16795 W. 50th Ave. in Golden.http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~366305.aspx9/22/2007 5:48:19 PMWayne Rogers On Dec. 1, join the Golden Elks at Mitchell Elementary School at 8 a.m. for registration for the Elks Hoop Shoot. Shoot starts at 10 a.m. and after it's over we will have an awards ceremony and free pizza at the school cafeteria. The contest is open to boys and girls ages 8 to 13. Each co...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~366307.aspx9/22/2007 6:02:50 PMWayne Rogers We invite and encourage all boys and girls in grades one through five to submit an original design on an 8 1/2 x 11" piece of paper with the theme of their ideasof what Drug Awareness is. All entries must be submitted to the Lodge Drug Awareness chairman Ed Utsch by Oct. 31 to be judged a...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~370065.aspx9/30/2007 1:53:16 PMWayne Rogers The Elks Americanism Committee is conducting an essay contest with the theme of What is an American? Rules: 1. Participants must be enrolled in the fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth grade at the time of contest. 2. Essays not to exceed 250 words. 3. Essay must be typed or legibly print...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~372505.aspx10/4/2007 2:16:38 PMWayne Rogers The Golden Elks are providing free dictionaries to third graders and their teachers. Past Exalted Ruler Leonard McBroom has gone to seven schools in Golden and Fairmont to present the dictionaries to all the third graders. Other organizations have presented them to other schools so th...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~379530.aspx10/18/2007 11:46:01 AMWayne Rogers Saturday Nov. 10 the Golden Elks joined other Elks from around the State of Colorado in honoring our Nations Veterans. It seemed to me that there were more people at the parade watching and cheering than in the recent past parades, perhaps because of the beautiful weather we are having. This ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~390637.aspx11/11/2007 2:36:29 AMWayne Rogers On Dec. 1 the Golden Elks hosted a Hoop Shoot contest for boys & girls, 8-13. They shoot 25 shots from the foul line for the best score in three age brackets. 8-9 year olds, 10-11 year olds, 12-13 year olds, Boys againist boys, girls against girls. 1st place winners advance to the District Ho...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~399035.aspx12/1/2007 12:59:28 PMWayne Rogers On Dec. 14, the Golden Elks met at their Lodge to put together Christmas baskets for families in the Golden area that needed a little help. We helped 40 families this year, a record for us. We always have a pot luck dinner to eat after the baskets are assembled. This is a family affair and al...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~406448.aspx12/19/2007 8:49:38 PMWayne Rogers On Dec. 13, 2007 Wayne Rogers, who you will remember was surprised by his son's announcement that he would be graduating in May, moved his son and his belongings to Billings,MT where he started his new career on Monday. It took a while to land that first job, but it finally happened. Patrick ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~406454.aspx12/19/2007 9:25:39 PMWayne Rogers On Feb. 27 the Golden Elks held it's annual PER Fun Nite. This is when the Past Presidents of the Lodge host a nite of fun and fundrasing. We always have a blind auction of items donated by the PER's and some food & refreshments also donated by them. We always pick a theme and dress u...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~434759.aspx2/28/2008 10:52:55 AMWayne Rogers The Colorado Elks are raffling off an original football jersey of #53 Randy Gradishar , which he has signed and donated to benefit Laradon Hall ( see Laradon.org for information on Laradon). Drawing will be held at the Elks State Convention in Sept. 2008, winner need not be present, but Mr...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Fundraising/Story~435768.aspx3/2/2008 7:05:43 AMWayne Rogers On March 12th Golden Elks held an awards & recognition night. First we presented the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners of our Americanism Essay Contest with a check from the Lodge for $10.00, $15.00, and $25.00 for 1st place. The winners were (see picture) 3rd place winner was KayLynn Bl...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~441771.aspx3/14/2008 8:25:39 AMWayne Rogers On March 22, the Easter bunny hid 400 eggs in and around the Lodge and they were collected by 13 dhildren in our second annual egg hunt. The eggs were filled with candy and toys. The Easter Bunny took pictures with all who wished. The Easter Bunny arrived at the Lodge on the back of a mot...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Community-happenings/Story~452180.aspx4/6/2008 8:01:37 PMWayne Rogers On April 23 at our regular meeting we had the pleasure of Elks State Chairman of Elks National Foundation, Tom Root of Westminster Elks attend for the presentation of several awards our Lodge had earned in its fundraising efforts for the Elks National Foundation. Lodge chairman for ENF ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Goings-on/General/Story~460756.aspx4/24/2008 9:04:03 AMWayne Rogers