Pool Rates for 2024 Announced
The Elks pool will again be open in 2024 from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. Pool hours will be from 1 to 9PM daily (weather permitting). The guest fee will be $7. The new rates are:
| 2024 Pool Rates | ||
| Elks Member | Non-Member | |
| Family | $ 385.00 | $ 535.00 |
| Couple | $ 255.00 | $ 430.00 |
| Single | $ 175.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Youth | N/A | $ 175.00 |
| Grandparent Add-on | $ 125.00 | $ 125.00 |
NOTE: If paying pool dues online, a 3% credit card fee will be added.
$1 Application and Reinstatement Fees for June and July
Normally these fees are $30. So this is a great time to get into the elks. Maybe you know someone who thought our lodge building was cool. Or our swimming pool was cool. Whatever the reason your application fee is only $1 for June and July. If you used to be an Elk and things in your life have changed, you may want to be an Elk again. Your reinstatement fee will be only $1 for June and July. Applications are available at the lounge, the tiki or online.
Euchre night is back!
Do you like to play euchre? Friday nights at 7PM the cards will fly. Cost is $1 per person and the winner gets the loot. Beginners welcome. Contact Tom Fitzpatrick with any questions.
25 Year Club Banquet
Tuesday June 11 is the annual 25 year club banquet. Please RSVP at the lounge by June 4th. Doors open at 5:30 and dinner is served at 6:15. The dinner will be steak medallions and baked chicken. The cost is $20.
Golf Outing at Sycamore Springs
Sunday June 23 is our annual lodge golf outing at Sycamore Springs. We need you to form your foursome for a great afternoon of golf. We will feed you with a steak dinner and there will be a swag bag and other goodies to win. All of this for just $75 per person. This year wed will be using tee times, so the sooner you get your team into me, the sooner you will get on the course!The first tee time is 1PM. It is important that we know the teams as soon as possible so we can communicate with the golf course. See Jeff Jenson with any questions.
Honor Flight fund-raiser July 13th
Music will be provided by the Reunion Band. This is a primary fund raiser for Honor Flight of Hancock County. This will be as in years past. There will be no admission charged but voluntary donations to Honor Flight will be accepted. Please bring your blankets and lawn chairs. The concert will be in our lawn area. In case of rain the concert will be moved to the banquet hall. PLEASE NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR BEVERAGE. We will sell tickets which will be used to purchase food and beverage. See Denise Heilman to volunteer.
Malibu Bay playing at the Lodge August 10th
Saturday August 10 come to the lodge and party with Malibu Bay. They have a great following and put on an awesome show. Don’t get here late or you may not get a spot to sit. Tickets are $10 at the door. See Rich Palmer with any questions.
Ohio Elks Association Golf Outing September 7th & 8th
Saturday/Sunday September 7-8 we are hosting the Ohio Elks Association Golf Outing. We are looking to have as many as 200 golfers playing Hillcrest GC Saturday and Sycamore Springs GC on Sunday. Most of those people will be having a great time at the lodge Friday and Saturday evenings. Live music will be here both evenings. The entry fee is $130 which will get you 36 holes of golf, cart, lunch both days and a steak or chicken dinner on Saturday evening. There are cash prizes for the top of the three divisions (regular, senior and ladies). We need to have our lodge form some teams so we can have a good presence. We will also need plenty of volunteers to pull this off. See Jeff Jenson with any questions.
8th Annual Purse Bingo October 5th
We will have a pre party and a post party in the lounge beginning at 2PM. Doors to the banquet hall will open at 3PM. Bingo play starts at 4PM. The planning committee is looking for a few things and you can help!
The Purse Bingo committee is looking for some volunteers to help with planning, set up, and donations. You don’t have to volunteer for all of it, pick what you would like to do. We would love for you to share your time and talents with us! This is not a huge investment in time, but we would love some help with collecting donations, ideas, and set-up and/or volunteering during the event. Contact Tracy Kennedy @ 419-348-7801 if you are interested.
KENO
Did you know that the lodge now has Keno? That’s right if you love keno, you can play it at your Findlay Elks Lodge! Along with keno you can get your power ball and mega million tickets and all sorts of fun games. It’s fun come and give it a try!
If I had a Nickel…
for every time a member has told me “I really need to get out to the lodge, I would be rolling in cash. Don’t get me wrong, we are VERY grateful that you have chosen to be an Elk. We appreciate your dues money more than you will know. But come out to the lodge and see what a beautiful facility we really have!
Did you know that we:
- Have one of the most beautiful lodges in the entire nation
- Have a swimming pool to cool off in. As a member you get a discount on pool rates. It’s open from Memorial Day through Labor Day
- Have an outside Tiki bar that is next to the pool
- Have a banquet hall that you as a member get a discount for your child/grandchild’s graduation party, birthday party, wedding reception etc.
- Seven TV’s spread throughout the lounge
- Keno can be played in the lounge
- Three high end pool tables that are free for you as a member
- A casino quality craps table again free to you
- A Blackstone grill available for members
- A very attractive bar built by one of our members
- A room dedicated for young kids with things for them to do
- A back patio with plenty of seating for the warm summer months
- Touch tunes juke box for any music you want to hear
- Weekly and daily drawings where you can win $$. Right now the spouse drawing is over $1300
- Pool leagues and bridge leagues to have fun in
And that doesn’t even touch on the many things we do for the Findlay community. We are grateful for your membership. Please come to the lodge and bring your spouse with you. Have a drink, help the bar and grill’s bottom line. You might just have more fun than you thought you would.
Honoring our absent members
The Elks always remember and honor our members who have passed away. Please remember in your prayers the friends and families of these great Elks who have passed away since last November 1, 2023.
- John Snyder November 14
- Ronald Kruse December 4
- William Dawson February 21
- Don Zimmerman March 30
Join the Thursday Night club!
We have many numbers available for you or your spouse. Yes, your spouse! It has been decided that you may purchase numbers for your spouse so they can also participate in the Thursday night club drawings and the Prime rib dinner/reverse raffle on election night. 51 chances a year to win $100, a free dinner, and an opportunity to win big money- all this for just $1 a week!
Have your name on a brick at the Lodge
Here is your chance to support the Elks and have your name around the building forever! Remember when we sold paver bricks to raise money for the building way back when? Well they have now been installed in front of the building by the flagpoles. They look amazing come and check them out. We are now accepting new paver orders so you can get your name etched in immortality. The cost is only $150. Here is the form to fill out and send in with your check. Lets fill up that area!
Ladies Bridge League
The Ladies Bridge league plays Mondays at 1:00 pm in the lounge. If you have questions contact Cindy Fitzpatrick.
Poker Tournament
On the third Saturday of each month there is a poker tournament in the afternoon. $40 Buy In – $10 Bounty. Starting time is 1:30 PM. See Sid for details.
WEEKLY EVENTS
Monday: Ladies Bridge afternoon 1:00 pm;
Tuesday: Texas Hold ’em tournament 6:30 pm
Wednesday:
Thursday: Elks Night (Lodge meetings are 8:00 pm, the 2nd and 4th Thursday of Each Month)
Friday: Drawings at 8:00 pm
Saturday: Lounge is normally closed. On the third Saturday of each month there is a poker tournament in the afternoon at 1:30 PM. See Sid for details.
Sunday: Lounge is closed.
Banquet Hall
Would you like to rent our banquet hall or do you know someone who else who does?
Click Here to learn more about the hall, then fill out the form at the bottom of the page to request a quote or additional information.
Banquet Hall shown by appointment.