Elks Fest

The Iola Elks Lodge hosted Junior Elks Fest for area youngsters. Athletes from Allen Community College's softball team helped coordinate the event.

By TIM STAUFFER, REGISTER MANAGING EDITOR

September 23, 2024 - 2:51 PM

From left, Bryan Brown, Susan Booth, Elroy the Elk, Connie Brown and Dewey Stotler, exalted ruler of the Iola Elks lodge, were all hands on deck Saturday, as the event drew dozens of youth and their families. Photo by Tim Stauffer / Iola Register

Family fun was in no short supply at the community building in Riverside Park on Saturday, as the Iola Elks Lodge No. 569 hosted Junior Elks Fest. Scores of area youngsters and their families enjoyed inflatables, carnival games, pizza and a raffle for prizes. The community event was coordinated by about a dozen Elks members and athletes from Allen Community College’s softball team.