September 2000

Features

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The Acceptance Speech of Dwayne E. Rumney

While reviewing Elkdom's accomplished past and looking ahead to the BPOE's future, GER Rumney inspired Elks everywhere to lift the Order to even greater heights.

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Ideas Intertwine with the Unexpected at the 39th Annual Achievement Summit

From chat sessions with preeminent notables to a performance of dancing physicists, the 39th Achievement Summit offered the attending students, who included a handful of Most Valuable Student scholarship winners, quite an experience.

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Snooping Around St. Paul

You don't have to poke your nose into too many places this summer to find a statue of Snoopy in beautiful St. Paul, which is paying tribute to the late Charles Schulz, renowned cartoonist and a native of Minnesota's capital city.

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Baseball's Signature Song

The tune is most familiar, but it's history isn't. Nonetheless, the story of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is as entertaining as the game it celebrates.

Departments

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Message from the GER: Warming Hearts

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It's Your Business: Time to Be More Realistic

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Healthline: Ipecac - More Harm than Good?

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Elks National Foundation: Joy of Giving

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Drug Awareness: The Face of a Drug-Free Child

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News of the Lodges: Elks Care - Elks Share

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Veterans: Elks National Veterans Service Commission

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Conventions: News of the State Associations