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Elks have Indoor Trick-or-Treat on Tuesday

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The Oak Ridge Elks Lodge #1684 will host an Indoor Trick-or-Treat on Tuesday, October 31 (Halloween), from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

“The Oak Ridge Elks Lodge #1684 is hosting this event in order to provide children with a safe, supervised, fun place to show off their costumes and receive candy on Halloween night,” a press release said. “Free hot chocolate and bottled water will also be given to everyone in attendance.

“Don’t forget to bring a camera and have your picture taken with ‘Elroy’ the Elk.”

The Oak Ridge Elks Lodge #1684 is located at 684 Emory Valley Road.

Elks host Indoor Trick-or-Treat on Monday, Oct. 31

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The Oak Ridge Elks Lodge #1684 will host an Indoor Trick-or-Treat on Monday, October 31, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

The Oak Ridge Elks Lodge #1684 is hosting this event in order to provide children with a safe, supervised, fun place to show off their costumes and receive candy on Halloween night, a press release said. Free hot chocolate and bottled water will also be given to everyone in attendance.

Don’t forget to bring a camera and have your picture taken with “Elroy” the Elk, the press release said.

The Elks Lodge is located at 684 Emory Valley Road.

This press release was submitted by Donna Forstrom.

Cub Scouts, Elks collect donated items to help Oklahoma tornado victims

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Moore, Oklahoma, Tornado Damage

Members of the Oklahoma National Guard’s 63rd Civil Support Team conduct search and rescue operations in response to the EF-5 tornado that ripped through the center of Moore, Okla., on May 20. (Photo by The National Guard/Used under a Creative Commons license)

Since the tragic storms that struck Moore, Okla., on May 20, the Cub Scout Pack 226 of Linden Elementary School and Oak Ridge Elks Lodge #1684 have begun a donation drive to aid victims of deadly tornadoes.

“A generous donation from EnergySolutions of Oak Ridge has put us well on our way,” a press release said.

The Oak Ridge Elks Lodge has offered their facility at 684 Emory Valley Road as a donation center for anyone that wishes to help the community fill a truck with the relief items for the victims of these deadly tornadoes, the press release said. The Cub Scouts will be assembling “comfort kits” for donation to the American Red Cross. These kits contain hygiene items, toothbrush, comb, razor, soap, and other items to give to disaster victims as first-need items. [Read more…]