Wenatchee Elks Lodge loses charter, closes.(sells building to Chelan Street LLC)(BPOE USA) From: Wenatchee Business Journal | Date: October 1, 2004| Author: Schneider, Darlene | COPYRIGHT 2004 Wenatchee Business Journal, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

After being suspended by the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the United States of America--the Wenatchee Elks Lodge No. 1186's members decided to disband in mid-August after 94 years in Wenatchee.

The suspension came after the Wenatchee Elks Association, a group formed for the sole purpose of providing a home for the local Elks Lodge, sold its 27,000-square-foot building to four Elk Lodge members. The Wenatchee Elks Association was organized in 1923 as a s...