Craig Daily Press /

Photo by Hans Hallgren

An assortment of daubers awaits in a bin Friday night at the Elks Lodge.

Print
Favorite

Comment

Copy and paste the link:

Requires free craigdailypress.com registration. Register or log in below.

Read our full policy. Also, read about banned accounts and harassing comments.

The clock tolled 5 p.m., marking the beginning to another Friday night Bingo at the Elks Lodge, 43 W. Victory Way. On a given Friday night, for the next hour and fifteen minutes before the first numbers are called, as many as 80 people will show up, sit down and start sifting through numerous sheets of numbered paper. Each person has his or her own system, each adorned with their lucky charms and assortment of colored dotters. "It's fun," said Jim Meineke, who said he's been calling Bingo at Elks Lodge and the VFW since the early 1970s. When asked why he's done it for so many years, he replied, "It's entertainment."

February 23, 2008