Elks community Thanksgiving meal coordinator Mark Ison and a volunteer crew work on the 1600 free meals on Monday continuing until Thursday. KEVIN GOLDY | THE DAILY INDEPENDENT
ASHLAND Mark Ison is devoted to the Ashland Elks Lodge Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Heâs been in charge of them for more than 20 years.
âWhen I start a job, I always tell them, âIâm not going to be here those two weeks, Iâll be serving dinner at the Elks,ââ he said. âItâs never been a problem for any of them.ââ
This year though, Ison, a safety coordinator at Safety Management Group in Indianapolis, said he unfortunately doesnât have to have the time off because there will be no Elks dinner this year.