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Online Issue

Current Issue: February 2025

Features

28

Punxsutawney Phil and the History of Groundhog Day, by Tiffany Bakker

The tradition of Groundhog Day was established in the late nineteenth century by a group of hunters in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, that included a number of Elks members.

34

A Journey through the Historic Heart of Vienna, Austria, by Michael Stein

Visitors to Vienna will have the opportunity to tour the city’s royal palace, its grand opera house, a variety of exceptional museums and restaurants, and much more.

Departments

6

Message from the GER

8

Travels of the GER

10

It’s Your Business, by Brendan Middleton

12

Healthline, by Elizabeth A. Reid, MD

16

News of the Lodges

41

Supporting Our Troops

42

Elks National Veterans Service Commission

48

Elks Drug Awareness Program

50

Elks National Foundation