Sarah Brown
The last tap of the gavel was made as the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lebanon Lodge #1663 held its last and final meeting on July 5.
More than a dozen of the remaining 44 members attended the meeting just days prior to the Grand Lodge’s official acceptance of the organization’s dissolution.
Chuck Christensen, one of the longest-standing living members at 60 years, felt sad about the closing.
“It was terrible,” Christensen…