Elks Lodge to mark 7-7-07.Byline: The Register-Guard The Benevolent be·nev·o·lent adj. 1. Characterized by or suggestive of doing good. 2. Of, concerned with, or organized for the benefit of charity. and Protective Order of Elks' Springfield Lodge is planning a full day and night of events on Satur- day. Never needing a good reason to have a party, this is in celebration of 7-7-2007. Events start at 9 a.m. with a chili cookoff A “chili cookoff'” is a social event, similar to a barbecue, in which competitors prepare their own particular recipe for chili con carne and submit it for taste testing. and continue with a line dancing line dancing Noun a form of dancing performed by rows of people to country and western music class at 3 p.m., a barbecue barbecue [West Indian or South American], in the United States, traditionally an open-air gathering, political or social, in which meats are roasted whole over a pit of embers and food and drink are liberally enjoyed. chicken dinner at 5:30 p.m., a Texas hold-em tournament at 7 p.m. and a live band and dancing at 8 p.m. The events are a fundraiser for the lodge's carpet fund. Western dress is preferred but not required. The lodge is at 1701 Centennial Blvd., near the Mohawk Boulevard exit off Highway 126A. The lodge's phone number is 747-2145. |
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