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# Santa Monica Elks zero in on drugs
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-elks-zero-in-on-drugs/
- Published: 2005-07-14T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:24:46.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Events, Pico, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

The Elks are raising awareness on drug use. The Santa Monica Elks, in conjunction with the Jack Showers Foundation, will conduct a drug awareness program on Saturday, July 23, from noon until 3 p.m. at the Santa Monica Elks Lodge at 1040 Pico Blvd.

Lisa Meinhart, drug awareness chairwoman, said there will be a movie and a demonstration by a Santa Monica Police Department dope-sniffing dog. There also will be hand-out literature available. The program is for children of all ages. All are welcome.

Grady Sain, president of the Jack Showers Foundation, said there will be hot dogs, snacks and lemonade served.

For more information or to make a reservation for a large group, call (310) 980-5976\. In other Elks news, the local chapter won first place in the Pacific Palisades Fourth of July Parade for its float, which featured seven early American Flags and bunting.

The flags were the Pine Flag (1775); the Snake Flag (1776); the Continental Colors, which was made by imposing white stripes on British Red Ensign (1777); the Betsy Ross Flag (1777); the Star Spangled Banner, which had 15 stars and 15 stripes, for Kentucky and Vermont (1795); Old Glory, which had 20 stars, seven red stripes and six white stripes (1818); 48 stars (1912), and the present flag of 50 stars.

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Authorities survey the scene after an unidentified pilot was forced to make a crash landing at Santa Monica Airport on Wednesday when his landing gear failed. (Photo: Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 14, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/071405.pdf?ref=smdp.com)