The Haines Elks Lodge lost its charter Saturday, ending 30 years of service to the Chilkat Valley.
A meeting of members held Friday and Saturday failed to muster interest enough to fill required officer positions for a lodge here, said Mike Luhr of Petersburg, a statewide Elks representative who presided over the meeting.
“There’s not the energy needed to carry on,” Luhr said Saturday morning during an interview at the darkened lodge, where workers were…

