2008 Visit to Hood River Lodge
Gateway's officers and a whole bus-load of members decended on Hood River Lodge #1507 for a visitation just before Halloween. We were met by a very welcoming membership who provided a great dinner, a really fun meeting,
loads of entertainment and great company.
2008 Oktoberfest
Ein Prosit! Gateway Lodge celebrated Oktoberfest with delicious German food (Gut Essen), German drink (Bier!), German music and spirited Chicken Dancing!
Archie's Roadhouse Show
Once again the boys and girls of the Gateway Showtime Review staged an award-winning production. This time the setting was Archie's Roadhouse...a little outside of town, just off the Interstate. It's cowboys, truckers and red-hot mommas! The only thing you can be sure about at Archie's is that it won't be a dull evening!
2008 Pig in the Park
Even though Mother Nature had other plans and the event had to be brought indoors, this years Pig in the Park was a fantastic success! Oink-Masters Don Cohee and Bill Hornbeck cooked the two 80lb pigs to succulent perfection and the fresh corn, cole slaw, baked beans, rolls and ice cream that went with it made a meal fit for royalty! And Gene J's "Pig-Ears" were a huge hit! From the combination of great food and terrific raffle prizes, our Scholarship program got a big boost from this year's proceeds.
Keizer Lodge Visits Gateway!
We were pleased to host a visit by our good friends from Keizer Lodge #2472 as they stopped to visit during a "Mystery Tour". We were the first stop on their tour and they came to us for lunch and a tour of our Lodge. These folks are a riot of great fun! Keizer"s Exalted Ruler Cheryl Ruffner is in the front row in the pink top and just behind her in the center is our own Exalted Ruler Russ Muma.
2008 Hot August Days Cruise-in
Beautiful weather, incredible classic cars and bikes, great food & drink and lots of friendly people. All of the necessary ingredients to make this year's Cruise-In a smashing success!
2008 Member Appreciation Adult Picnic
In spite of 100+ degree heat, our members flocked to the Gateway Elks Park as the Lodge showed its appreciation for them with a great picnic, entertainment by the Showtime Review gang and free beer and wine.
2008 Walk for Elks National Foundation
Kicked off by the Cronies pancake breakfast in the park and followed by the Veterans Committee hamburgers and hot dog lunch, the 1st annual Walk for Elks National Foundation got off to a slow but hopeful start.
2008 Widow's Yardsale
The weather could not have been more perfect for an outdoor yardsale. The Gateway Widows did a commendable job gathering a very impressive collection of really useful "stuff" that folks seemed to want or need. Good job ladies!
2008 Flag Day Ceremony
This year's annual Flag Day Ceremony was very well attended and the scouts of Troop #606 did an outstanding job of parading the flags that have flown over this great nation.
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2008 Inaugural Ball "Tropical Paradise"
This year marks the 40th annual Inaugural Ball at Gateway Lodge. Exalted Ruler Russ Muma requested a "Tropical Paradise" theme and the decorating committee went insane! Couples dined and danced in a beautiful island paradise setting complete with bamboo houses, sandy beaches and tiki gods.
2008 Entertainment Committee Awards Banquet
This year's theme..."Born to be Wild".
And they asked the attendees to "bring out their wild child!!! What were they thinking?
2008 Easter Egg Hunt in the Park
It didn't rain but the wind was cold. Still, the kids didn't care cause the Easter Bunny had tons of chocolate eggs scattered all over the park lawn!
2008 Committee Persons' Banquet
Our annual banquet to thank all of the people on our various committees for all of the magnificent work they do throughout the year. ALso honored is our "Citizen of the Year", a member of the community, not necessarily an Elk, who has gone that extra mile to make our community a better place.
2008 ER Roast
Roasting our out-going Exalted Ruler in a way that only the Past Exalted Rulers can do.