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Lake Oconee News
Friday, December 25, 2015
LAKE COUNTRY
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Center is Andrew Coard, to the right Dave Loggins
giving out a door prize to a lucky winner.
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Pictured from left is the owner of Memory Lane
Museum, Jerry Smith, and also from the Elks Lodge
Dom Serra and Marsha Loggins.
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Pictured from left is the Elks parking crew Dick
Manwaring, Lloyd Cribbin, Bob Smith and Larry
Williams.
Cruise ’n Strut held at Memory Lane Dec. 5
Lake Oconee Elks Lodge and Memory
Lane Classic Car Museum held a Cruise ‘n
Strut at the museum on a beuatiful Satur
day, Dec. 5.
The day started out a bit on the chilly
side but quickly warmed up, not only by the
sun, but the warmth of nostalgia from 80
classic cars pulling into the museum park
ing lot to be on public display for the day.
The youngest car enthusiasts to the
oldest lovers of the great classic cars from
their own generation arrived to travel back
in time when things were a lot simpler,
and one might pile the family into their ‘57
Chevy and take to the road on that classic
Sunday afternoon drive.
The Elks were in the parking lot cooking
up hamburgers, hotdogs and brats, and
the smell of the food cooking on the grill
and the fantastic oldies music provided
by Andrew Coard over the loud speakers
throughout the parking lot also added to
the feeling of an afternoon long ago.
After viewing all the fabulously restored
cars and trucks out front, visitors to the
museum experienced a real treat upon
entering the museum to a beautifully
decorated building of not only flawlessly
restored cars, trucks and motorcycles, but
numerous memorabilia of old vintage gas
pumps, signs and soft drink machines.
Early afternoon arrived, and a contin
gent of classic car owners revved up their
engines and took to the road in single file
down Highway 44 and through the Publix
shopping center where grocery carts being
pushed to cars halted to watch in admira
tion these old beauties brought back to life.
Crowds were not only checking out all
the classics in the parking lot but were also
writing in bids on some great items at the
silent auction tables.
Later in the afternoon things wrapped
up with a live auction with some great
items such as a Keith Brooking signed Pro
Bowl Jersey and a Benelli Arms Shotgun to
name just a couple. After all, this event was
all about raising money for those in need in
the counties around the museum.
This beautiful museum, owned by the
Elks’ own Jerry and June Smith who have
made this possible, is run by the Lake
Oconee Elks Lodge members, who volun
teer generously of their time each week.
The money from the entrance to the
museum, including proceeds from the
sale of t-shirts and hats sold there, go to
Elk local charities in the surrounding five
counties.
The Elks Memory Lane Charity will be
donating $4,000 in toys for Christmas
to needy kids in Greene County, Putnam
County, and the City of Eatonton.
Also, $2,000 will be donated to The Car
ing Place inMadison to assist with their
Christmas food program.
If you would like to take a stroll back in
time and help the needy in the surround
ing counties, please visit the museum often
(the cars & trucks are changed out often to
keep new things coming) and bring your
friends.
The cost is only $5, and kids 12-and-un-
der are free.
You would have a wonderful experience
and be helping the needy at the same time.
What better way to spend an afternoon!
-Andrew Coard
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Car enthusiasts enjoy the day and the wonderful vehicles.
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From left are just a few of the Elks volunteering on Saturday: Vickie Barbee, Kim
Boocher, Bob Colie, Don Hill, John White, Dave Zimmer, Buddy Estle and Bill Lewis.
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Elks have Christmas spirit
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Elk Bob Colie spotted an article in a local newspaper
about the lack of toy donations to the City of Eatonton.
Inspired by the photo of the empty table at the
Eatonton Fire Station, the Elk/ Memory Lane Charity
decided to donate $1,000 to buy toys. Pictured are the
Lake Oconee Elks presenting a check to the Eatonton
City firefighters at the Fire Station on Dec. 16, from left.
Bill Lewis, Bob Colie, firefighter Jonathan Anderson,
firefighter Carl Buckner, Sr. and presenting the check
John White.
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The Lake Oconee Ladies Auxiliary shopped for the toys
and the delivery included, from left. Elk Bob Colie, Ariel
Covington with the Putnam County Fire Department
and Elk Bill Lewis.
