Hot Springs Elks Lodge 1751 hammers in a good time at Festival
Elks members Jace Thomas and Ted Wick pre-drill holes in the wood and make sure they match up prior to children hammering the nails in. Photo by Charity Maness /Fall River County Herald Star
Issa Stickey, 3, takes a whack at nailing together a birdhouse at the Hot Springs Elks Lodge 1751 booth at the Main Street Arts Festival. Photo by Charity Maness/Fall River County Herald-Star
HOT SPRINGS – At the annual Main Street Arts and Crafts Festival held June 26-28th members of the Hot Springs Elks Lodge 1751 helped local and visiting youth build a birdhouse for themselves.
“I think we have been doing this for about 15 years,” said Myron Mossett, Past Exalted Ruler.
But he admits the idea came from much more simple roots.
“Well, the festival used to have a lot of fun things for kid…