Historical Danbury Elks events
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December 5, 2014 - Official ribbon cutting with Mayor Mark Boughton
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November 15, 2014 - Danbury Elks Lodge opening (36 Sugar Hollow Road)
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2013-2014 - New Danbury Elks Lodge built on site of Old Indian Trading Post, 36 Sugar Hollow Road
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January 16, 2014 - Construction continues of the new Lodge - also see photos on Great Country Timber Frames
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December 18, 2013 - Crane Day - construction of the new Lodge
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April 7, 2013 - Danbury Fire Department conducted a controlled burn of the Indian Trading Post; the new Elks Lodge will be built on the site
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July 21, 2010 - Danbury Elks Lodge sold to local church (NewsTimes.com)
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2010 - Sold Lodge at 346 Main Street to Ministerio Avivar (church) for $1.2 million
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1995 - Lisa Bartram, the first woman was initiated into the Danbury Elks Lodge
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1995 - Women allowed to join the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, mandated by the Oregon Public Accommodations Act
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1970s -Membership was opened to African Americans in the 1970s
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1951 - IRS ruling year of the Danbury Elks Lodge's 501(c)(8) status
Photos from past events