Elks Lodge Celebrates 150th Anniversary
According to an article submitted to the Bloomington (IN) Herald-Times and published on February 13, 2018, on the occasion of the lodge’s 150th anniversary, there are more than 1,900 Elks lodges across the country with a total membership of nearly 800,000. Of that number, 235 members belong to the Bloomington lodge. The Benevolent and Protective
A Bear to Remember
Roy H. Schmalz was born and reared in Patricksburg, Owen County. When he was 12 years old he traded a pig for a gun. His father instructed him in the use of the fire arm. That was the beginning of Roy’s lifelong love of hunting. After owning general stores in Patricksburg and New Market, Roy
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