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His face adorns Mount Rushmore and his name and picture adorn Elks upper bar, and the accomplishments of the man – considered by many to be one of the greatest U.S. Presidents – certainly didn’t come easy.

Theodore Roosevelt’s lifetime cycle of tribulation and recovery are a great-untold American story!  Born a sickly child with a severe case of asthma, Roosevelt often awoke with the experience of being smothered to death.  Despite this, he overcame his physical ailments to become an outdoorsy man of nature with robust masculinity.  When he lost his mentor and father at the age of 20, he doubled his Harvard studies, graduating with honors.  When he lost his wife and mother (11 hours apart and in the same house) Roosevelt escaped to Dakota Territory to operate a successful cattle ranch.  When an unusually severe winter wiped out his cattle herd and half of his $80,000 investment (over $1M in today’s dollars), he re-entered politics and public life on the East Coast to eventually become our 25th Vice President and 26th President, serving from 1901 to 1909.

Throughout his life, Roosevelt was peppered with challenges and misfortunes, but each time, he picked himself up, dusted himself off and started all over again, often with more gusto than before.

Perhaps one of the most definitive events happened late in his life:  [Read more…]

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Tickets are on sale NOW for the Elks Charity Raffle! The featured prize this year is a 2015 Dodge Challenger R/T Shaker SCAT Pack .

This year’s car has a retail value of $52,900! Members will receive 20 tickets in the mail and are encouraged to purchase them for yourself, or sell them to family and friends.

Tickets are $3 each and are also available at the Office and from the doorman in the lobby!

Thank you to our prize sponsors this year: MVP, Inc., Expressway Inn & Suites, Herbergers, Scheels Sports, New Image Tanning, Butcher Block Meats, Dan’s Supermarket, Knowles Jewelry, Pacific Sound & Video, Bismarck Parks & Rec, Prairie West Golf Course and Bismarck-Mandan Elks Lodge.  Best of luck!

Know a high school senior who needs money for college?  Your Bismarck-Mandan Elks Lodge is excited to again award $4,000 in college scholarships to 6 of the highest-rated applicants in May 2016.

The 2016 Most Valuable Student scholarship contest, open to any high school senior who is a US Citizen, kicks off September 1, 2015.

•    Any high school senior who is a citizen of the United States is eligible to apply.

•    Applicants need not be related to a member of the Elks.

•    College students are not eligible to apply.

•    Applicants must be citizens of the United States on the date their applications are signed; permanent legal resident status does not qualify.

•    Male and female students compete separately.

Applicants will be judged on scholarship, leadership, and financial need. Applications for the 2016 contest are available to download now. The applications will be due to the Elks Lodge nearest to the applicant’s home by December 4, 2015.

For more information, e-mail Lodge #1199 Scholarship Chair Michael Lindblom at [email protected] or visit www.elks.org/ENF/scholars/