Members of the Alexander City Elks Lodge 1878 worked tirelessly for nearly three months to completely renovate their building only to be halted by the coronavirus pandemic mere days before the grand reopening.

“All of our members pitched in and did the work,” Elks Lodge exalted ruler Jason Tapley said. “Rick Nicholson headed up the effort. He kind of got the design together and we agreed on all of it and put it in motion. All of us just went down there and worked when we could, on weekends and during the week some. The lodge needed an upgrade.”

Amy Passaretti is a staff writer with the Alexander City Outlook.