Elks Lodge 823

Kitchen Meeting 4PM
2024-12-04 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Kitchen meeting to discuss kitchen needs.

PER Meeting 5:30PM
2024-12-04 17:30 - 18:30
Meet with your fellow PERs and talk about charities, events coming up, volunteer, and all-around camaraderie.

Bar Card Bingo 6-8PM
2024-12-04 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-11 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-18 18:00 - 20:00
Bar Card Bingo every Wednesday. All are welcome!
Bar Bingo is played with playing cards. It is $1.00 for 3 cards. An app randomly picks cards, if you “match”, you flip over that card. When all three cards (in 1 row) are flipped, you have a Bingo!
Lots of members are there to help you play! Come on down, but be careful…..you might have too much fun!
Elk Cove Menu is also available in Lounge.

One Eyed Kats Practice 6:30PM(Emil Room)
2024-12-04 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-12-11 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-12-18 18:30 - 20:30
One-Eyed Kats practice downstairs in the Emil room. Members can go down and listen. Just remember to bring any plates, drinkware, etc. back up to the bar/kitchen.
Blues, R&B, and rock and roll. http://www.oneeyedkats.com/

Taska & the Party Band
2024-12-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-12-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-12-18 19:00 - 21:00
The dance is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. each Wednesday.
Each band member has a passion for the art of music and has made this journey into a career. For this group, they don’t just bring the music, they bring the party!
Come early to get a seat as early as 6 p.m. Snacks and water are available for purchase.
*Cover is $6 for Elk members and $10 for the general public.

BINGO 6:30PM
2024-12-05 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-12-12 18:00 - 21:00
REAL BINGO is now on Thursdays! NEW START TIME 6:30 PM
Packet sales begin at 6 PM, Game starts at 6:30 PM!

*This weekly event is open to Elks members and their guests! The lounge opens at 4 PM, Bingo starts at 6 PM.

Special Blue Plate special meals are now on Thursdays. Check the Blast for what is available that week.

Emblem Club Dinner 6PM, Live Music Slim Jims 7PM
2024-12-06 17:00 - 22:00
Dinner is served 6 – 7:00 PM
Beef Stew $18
(Includes roll with butter, Salad Bar, homemade dessert, and coffee and tea included).
*Please make reservations in the office. 360-256-0823
*Stick around to hear live music by Slim Jims, 7 PM – 9 PM in the lounge. (No Cover)
*Lounge opens at 4 PM.

Queen of Hearts
2024-12-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-13 18:00 - 20:00
Queen of Hearts is back! It will be held every Friday night.

Ticket sales will begin on Friday from 6 PM to 8 PM.
The drawing will be at 8:00 PM.
Friday’s Pot = $TBD
*Eligible Players:
Open to Elk members, visiting Elks, as well as Emblem Club members.
A valid Elks/Emblem Club ID must be presented to purchase tickets.
**Must be present to win.

Hoop Shoot 10AM
2024-12-07 10:00 - 13:00
The Elks’ Hoop Shoot is a free throw contest for ages 8-13. It’s as easy as shoot and making a free throw! There are different age groups and the best of each, move on to state, regional, and national levels!
Free free-throw contest for ages 8-13 year-olds!
Sign up here!
Location:
Open House Ministries
300 West 12th Street
Vancouver, WA 98660
*For more information, contact Benito Tijerina at benitot@stjoevanschool.org or 360-936-5551(text preferred)

Elks Memorial Service 12PM
2024-12-08 12:00 - 13:00
December 8th at noon, we will be having our annual Elks Memorial Service Ritual to honor the memory of our absent members, who we have lost this past year.
Please attend this service and honor them with your presence at this meaningful Elks Ritual. Join us for cake and coffee following the Memorial service and stay for the Seahawks Club that will be gathering afterward in the Lounge.

Seahawks Club Kickoff 1:05 PM
2024-12-08 12:00 - 16:00
The Seahawks Club is back!
VS. Arizona Cardinals, Kickoff 1:05 PM
Potluck 12 -4 PM, bring your favorite dish and meet in the lounge with your fellow Elk Members.
*Elks Memorial Service starts at 12 Noon, please plan on attending (will be over before the game starts).

CMB/Board Meeting 6PM
2024-12-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-12-16 18:00 - 20:00
CMB/Board meetings will be held on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month. (Monday before Lodge Meetings)
In the Board Room. All members are welcome to attend.

Lodge Meeting 7PM
2024-12-10 19:00 - 21:00
The lounge opens at 4 PM, closed during meetings, then re-opens after the meeting until 9 PM.
Food: Taco Tuesday! Come down for some tacos, quesadillas, taquitos, chips, and salsa.

Elk Races 7PM
2024-12-13 19:00 - 21:00
We are starting Elk Races on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the Month. (Unless otherwise listed)
For anyone who has not yet participated in Elk Racing, it’s another low-stakes gambling game.

Participants bet between $1-5 on one or more elks (six total)
Odds are calculated based on the number of bets per elk; Elk #1 might pay 2/1 ($2 for every $1 bet); Elk #4 might pay 10/1 ($10 for every $1 bet)
Dice are rolled to move the elks progressively along the spots on their lane
The First Elk to cross the finish line is the winner, and all who bet on this elk are paid out based on the odds

New Member Orientation 4PM
2024-12-14 16:00 - 21:00
Orientation begins at 4 PM, and Initiation will be at the following Lodge Meeting. Candidates should be there as close to 4 PM as possible. The bar/lounge doesn’t technically open until 4 PM so we will start shortly after.
Karaoke starts at 6 PM
Food is available in the lounge from 5-7 PM.

Karaoke 6PM
2024-12-14 18:00 - 21:00
Are you a singer? Come on down, we want to hear you sing!!
Not a singer? THAT’S OK! Come on down and listen to our Elk Members, friends, and family sing.
Elk Cove Menu starts in the lounge at 5 PM.

Seahawks Club Kickoff 5:20PM
2024-12-15 16:30 - 20:30
The Seahawks Club is back!
VS. Green Bay Packers, Kickoff 5:20 PM Doors open at 4PM!
Smashburger Special: Burger, fries, and a drink for $12 (well, draft or soda)
Meet in the lounge with your fellow Elk Members.
Hawks Club membership is $35 and can be paid in the Lounge or the Office. These funds pay for our subscription to Red Zone and other costs of running the Hawks Club.
When the Seahawks score a touchdown, members will receive a ticket for a free drink (Draft beer, box wine, or well drink only). Due to state rules, a maximum of 5 free drink tickets will be issued to each member per game. Drink tickets must be used during the game timeline: 1 hour before, during, and 1 hour after or before the kickoff of the next Hawks Club meet-up. Drink tickets have no value during regular lodge hours.
When the opposing team scores, everyone is requested to deposit .50¢ in the Hawks Club Bank.
Non-members are encouraged to participate with us.
For more details contact Tim Rogers or Todd Novak.
Check out the Seahawks 2024 Schedule here:
https://www.seahawks.com/schedule/

Celebration of Life, Deborah Walling 4PM
2024-12-16 16:00 - 17:30
We lost a long-time member: Debra Walling. She was both a member of Vancouver Emblem #473 and Vancouver Elks #823. She was a constant Emblem supporter and friend. We will miss her smile and trendy fashion sense.
* Her memorial service will be held at the Vancouver Elks Lodge #823 on Monday, December 16, 2024 at 4:00 PM.

Activities Meeting 6PM
2024-12-17 18:00 - 19:00
Our Activities Meeting will be on the 3rd Tuesday of the Month at 6 PM.
This meeting is to coordinate activities for all the Committees and Officer functions.
All Lodge Officers/Trustees and Committee Chairs should plan on attending. All Committee Members can also attend or anyone wanting to be on a committee can attend.
*In the Stag Bar unless there’s an event in there, then the Dining Room.

Special Initiation
2024-12-17 19:00 - 20:30

Veterans Bingo at CLC
2024-12-18 18:00 - 20:00
at the CLC @ 6PM
*Please contact Leonard Mills for more information and to volunteer.
