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Wilmington Elks continues caring and sharing for 119 years
Jonathan McKay - Contributing columnist
Over the years, Clinton County has been very supportive of groups that have come together to form different organizations. We have the Commercial Club, the Eagles, American Legion, VFW, Rotary, Kiwanis and many others.
The Elks Lodge of Wilmington is one of those. Most people today take the Elks Lodge for granted as it’s always just been a place to gather or to play golf. This hasn’t always been the case, though.
The dawn of the 20th century saw Wilmington on the move and it was decided that it needed an Elks Lodge. Xenia, Lebanon, Georgetown and other surrounding communities had one so why not us?